constituent

Meanings

Plural: constituents

Noun

• an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
  • "a component or constituent element of a system"
• a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
  • "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
• something determined in relation to something that includes it
  • "the animal constituent of plankton"
• (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
• an abstract part of something
  • "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
• A part, or component of a whole
• A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
• A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
• A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
• One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
• A functional element of a phrase or clause

Adjective Satellite

• constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Adj

• Being a part or component of a whole.
• Constitutive or constituting.
• Constitutive or constituting.
• Authorized to make a constitution.

Synonyms

component, component part, constitutional, constitutive, element, factor, grammatical constituent, ingredient, organic, part, portion

Related Words

constituency, constitute, constitution, constitutional, constitutive, substituent, substitute

Anagrams of constituent