Constituent

French Meaning

constituant

électeur

constitutif

English Meaning

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