Constituent (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The senator met with her constituent to discuss their concerns about the new tax law.
- As a constituent, she was frustrated with the lack of response to her inquiries from her representative.
- The mayor made a point to visit every community center in the city to connect with his constituents.
- After hearing her constituent's story, the congressman decided to sponsor a bill to support veterans.
- As election day approached, the governor made sure to visit key areas of the state to rally her constituents.
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Meaning 2
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; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The legislator met with her constituent to discuss the issue of public transportation in the district.
- Water is a major constituent of blood plasma.
- The constituent colleges of the university are autonomous and make their own decisions.
- Oxygen is a vital constituent of the air we breathe.
- Gluten is a constituent of wheat flour that can cause intolerance in some people.
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- Add-on
- Making
- Auto Part
- Spare Part
- Addition
- Landside
- Ingredient
- Retrofit
- Spark Gap
- Hardware
- Module
- Accessory
- Heating Element
- Audio
- Pixel
- Supplement
- Input
- Crystal
- Improver
- Picture Element
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Meaning 3
Something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The animal constituents of plankton included fish larvae and zooplophs.
- In North America, roughly half the population is engaged in some form of social activism as a constituent of a larger whole.
- The protein constituent of the virus was the first to be identified by researchers.
- She felt a sense of belonging as a constituent part of the community orchestra that she had never experienced before.
- The oxygen constituent of the air in the old caves was nearly depleted, making breathing difficult for the divers.
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Meaning 4
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
An abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.