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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
constituent/kənˈstɪtjuənt/
adjective
  • 1 being a part of a whole.
  • 2 having the power to appoint or elect.

    ■ able to make or change a political constitution.

noun
  • 1 a member of a constituency.
  • 2 a component part.
– origin C15: from L. constituent- (partly via Fr. constituant), constituere (see constitute).



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