constituents

Meanings

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 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
• (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"
• plural of constituent

Synonyms

component, component part, constituent, element, factor, grammatical constituent, ingredient, part, portion