constituent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈstɪtjuənt/, /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuənt/ === Adjective === constituent (not comparable) Being a part or component of a whole. Constitutive or constituting. (politics or law) Authorized to make a constitution. 1769, Junius, letter on 19 December, 1769, (part of Letters of Junius) A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === constituent (plural constituents) A part, or component of a whole. 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. (politics) A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause. (law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== substituent substitute ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Constituent (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “constituent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “constituent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cōnstituentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuns.ti.tuˈe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [kons.ti.tuˈent] IPA(key): (Central) [kuns.ti.tuˈen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kons.ti.tuˈen] === Adjective === constituent m or f (masculine and feminine plural constituents) constituent (being a part of a whole) ==== Related terms ==== constituir === Further reading === “constituent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty/ === Verb === constituent third-person plural present/subjunctive of constituer == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kõːˈstɪ.tu.ɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈstiː.tu.ent] === Verb === cōnstituent third-person plural future active indicative of cōnstituō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French constituant. === Noun === constituent n (plural constituenți) constituent ==== Declension ====