constituent
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly about that official.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kənsˈtɪtʃuənt
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
A part, or component of a whole.
A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
politics
A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause.
adjective
Being a part or component of a whole.
Constitutive or constituting.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
Used this way, constituent is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
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More ways to use constituent
- “Needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected.”noun
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Compound terms
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A word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
A constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- constitutionnoun
- congressnoun
- socialistnoun
- constituencynoun
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