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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•stit•u•ent /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- serving to make up or form the basis of a thing:the constituent parts of a motor.
n. [countable] - an element, material, etc., that makes up a whole;
component:the constituents of an atom. - Governmenta person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, such as a voter in a district represented by an elected official:The constituents of the district voted the councilwoman out of office.
con•stit•u•ent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•stit•u•ent (kən stich′o̅o̅ ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - serving to compose or make up a thing;
component:the constituent parts of a motor. - Governmenthaving power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power:a constituent assembly.
n. - a constituent element, material, etc.;
component. - Governmenta person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
- Grammaran element considered as part of a construction. Cf. immediate constituent, ultimate constituent.
- Latin constituent- (stem of constituēns, present participle of constituere to set up, found, constitute), equivalent. to con- con- + -stitu- (combining form of statuere to set up) + -ent- -ent
- 1615–25
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See element.
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