constituent
A part, or component of a wholeA part, or component of a whole.
» The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.
Сенатор выразил свою преданность электорату.
Meaning
6 sensesA part, or component of a whole.
Bestandteil, formbildender Bestandteil
соста́вная частьsostávnaja častʹ
an abstract part of something
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.
Wahlkreisbewohner, Wahlkreisbewohnerin
избира́тельizbirátelʹ
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.
Konstituente, Bestandteil, sprachliche Einheit
составля́ющаяsostavljájuščaja
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Examples
12 sentencesThe senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.
ruСенатор выразил свою преданность электорату.
What are the constituents of a gin and tonic?
The legislator talked at length with his constituents about beach erosion.
Ingredients beyond these basic constituents are added for variations in flavor and texture.
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.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“togeFrom Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).
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Forms
plural: constituents| Singular | constituent |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction:grammatical constituent
- 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:componentelement
- an abstract part of something:componentelementfactoringredient
- something determined in relation to something that includes it:partportioncomponent partcomponent