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Pronunciation : Con*stit"u*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. constituens, -entis, p.pr. See Constitute.]
Definition : 1. Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component. Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man. Dryden.
2. Having the power of electing or appointing. A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body. Junius.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Con*stit"u*ent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. Sir M. Hale
2. That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element. We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water. Tyndall.
3. One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative. The electors in the district of a representative in Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are termed his constituents. Abbot. To appeal from the representatives to the constituents. Macaulay.
4. (Law)
Defn: A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact. Burrill.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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