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Synonyms
con·stit·u·ent (kən-stĭch́ōō-ənt)

[Latin cōnstituēns, cōnstituent- present participle of cōnstituere, to set up; see constitute, N., from French, from Latin cōnstituēns, from present participle of cōnstituere.]

adjective 

  1. Serving as part of a whole; component: a constituent element.
  2. Empowered to elect or designate.
  3. Authorized to make or amend a constitution: a constituent assembly.

noun 

  1. A constituent part; a component. See synonyms at element
  2. A resident of a district or member of a group represented by an elected official.
  3. One that authorizes another to act as a representative; a client.
  4. Grammar A functional unit of a grammatical construction, as a verb, noun phrase, or clause.

derivatives

con·stit́u·ent·ly
adverb