Meaning

6 senses
  1. A part, or component of a whole.

    Bestandteil, formbildender Bestandteil

    соста́вная частьsostávnaja častʹ

    an abstract part of something

  2. A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.

  3. A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.

    Wahlkreisbewohner, Wahlkreisbewohnerin

    избира́тельizbirátelʹ

  4. A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.

  5. One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.

  6. A functional element of a phrase or clause.

    Konstituente, Bestandteil, sprachliche Einheit

    составля́ющаяsostavljájuščaja

    (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.

    ruСенатор выразил свою преданность электорату.

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  2. What are the constituents of a gin and tonic?

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  3. The legislator talked at length with his constituents about beach erosion.

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  4. Ingredients beyond these basic constituents are added for variations in flavor and texture.

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  5. Until we know the constituent elements of human intelligence, we cannot create artificial intelligence.

    ruПока мы не узнаем составные элементы человеческого интеллекта, мы не сможем создать искусственный интеллект.

    deSolange wir nicht wissen, wie menschliche Intelligenz zustande kommt, können wir keine künstliche Intelligenz schaffen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
part, or component of a whole:
resident of a place represented by an elected official:
functional element of a phrase or clause:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
part, or component of a whole:
resident of a place represented by an elected official:
functional element of a phrase or clause:

Origin

From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“toge

From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).

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Forms

plural: constituents
Singularconstituent
Pluralconstituents

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
constituent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto