as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
Outside of mild criticism from Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, chair of the veterans committee, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, most duck the issue — notably by skipping constituent town hall meetings.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
The North Township Trustee’s Office showed its veteran constituents appreciation Tuesday afternoon through food and merriment.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Noun
In place of functional information, assembly theory relies on a number called the assembly index, which measures the minimum number of steps required to make an object from its constituent ingredients.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
Outside of mild criticism from Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, chair of the veterans committee, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, most duck the issue — notably by skipping constituent town hall meetings.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The revelation comes after state Rep. Steve Doan, an Erlanger Republican, received complaints from constituents about Miller's online comments.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
The North Township Trustee’s Office showed its veteran constituents appreciation Tuesday afternoon through food and merriment.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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The film features returning cast members like Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Hamm, who like Ellis Maples is a member of the Carolina Golf Hall of Fame, opened the first course in 1968, a layout that hosted the ACC men’s golf championship in 1970, 1973, and 1975.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
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Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
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For his new concept revitalizing the former Nash & Proper space, Jimenez is taking inspiration from popular fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, which have compact menus with high-quality ingredients.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Here, a California-French fusion menu utilizes local farm-to-table ingredients, and the seafood and breakfast dishes felt like the standouts to us.—
Rafael Peña,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Specifically, Medicaid and individual exchange headwinds could reduce the company’s growth rate by one percentage point from 5% to 4% annually over the next five years, according to Morningstar analyst Julie Utterback.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Numerous individual phone users also wrote to the FCC.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Lamont knows the futility of trying to please everyone, which may be one element of his success.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Visibly so, too — the building’s exterior is surrounded by scaffolding as work is underway to outfit the front porch with new columns and restored decorative elements.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Of course compensation matters to teachers, but other factors matter too, and reforms can be embraced that don’t require more from taxpayers.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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At the heart of this innovative post-cleanse toner/essence are herbal staples ginseng, Solomon's seal, and Japanese lily, which soothe, brighten, and protect skin against environmental factors that can lead to signs of aging.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 July 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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