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Constituent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT constituent /kənˈstɪtʃʊənt/ /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/ IPA guide Other forms: constituents Constituent means "part of a whole." The word comes up often in political contexts: constituents are the people politicians have been elected to represent. Elected officials should stay in touch with the needs of their constituents . To understand constituent , look at constitute , which means "to make up." The words share the Latin root constituentem , meaning "to compose," as in a part that makes up a larger whole. A politician's electorate is made of individual constituent voters. Although it’s often used to refer to voters, you can also say that a car motor, for example, is made of constituent parts. Constituent can be a noun or adjective. Definitions of constituent noun an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system synonyms: component , element see more see less types: show 39 types... hide 39 types... accessory , add-on , appurtenance , supplement a supplementary component that improves capability add-on , addition , improver a component that is added to something to improve it audio the sound elements of television auto part , car part a component of an automobile crystal a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices computer hardware , hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system heating element the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat ingredient a component of a mixture or compound input a component of production; something that goes into the production of output landside component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard making (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something module a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components pel , picture element , pixel (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) retrofit a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured spare , spare part an extra component of a machine or other apparatus spark gap a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them additive something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine admixture , intermixture an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base afterthought an addition that was not included in the original plan annex , annexe , extension , wing an addition that extends a main building attachment a supplementary part or accessory auto accessory an accessory for an automobile bar a heating element in an electric fire base the principal ingredient of a mixture burner the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking cartridge a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment C.P.U. , CPU , central processing unit , central processor , mainframe , processor (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing computer accessory an accessory for a computer elongation , extension an addition to the length of something fitting a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system fixings , trimmings the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) immersion heater a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank) computer memory , computer storage , memory , memory board , storage , store an electronic memory device piezoelectric crystal a crystal that can be used as a transducer power module module that provides power to operate other modules scheduler computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order sequencer computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence upgrade hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did addendum a thing that is added or will be added type of: part , portion something less than the whole of a human artifact noun an abstract part of something “two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony” synonyms: component , element , factor , ingredient see more see less types: show 8 types... hide 8 types... be all and end all , be-all and end-all the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim plot element a component or element of the plot of a story point a geometric element that has position but no extension counterpoint an element, idea, or argument used to create a contrast MacGuffin , McGuffin (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot attracter , attractor (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system intersection , intersection point , point of intersection a point where lines intersect intercept the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis type of: division , part , section one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole noun something determined in relation to something that includes it “the animal constituent of plankton” synonyms: component , component part , moiety , part , portion see more see less types: show 46 types... hide 46 types... substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists language unit , linguistic unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed item , point a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list butt the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots base , basis the most important or necessary part of something detail , item , particular a small part that can be considered separately from the whole unit an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole member anything that belongs to a set or class balance , remainder , residual , residue , residuum , rest something left after other parts have been taken away subpart a part of a part dregs the most worthless or undesirable part of something body substance the substance of the body living substance , protoplasm the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) discourse extended verbal expression in speech or writing word a unit of language that native speakers can identify syllable a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme lexeme a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go' morpheme minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units formative minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function name a language unit by which a person or thing is known agenda item one of the items to be considered incidental an item that is incidental inventory item an item listed in an inventory line item an item in an appropriation bill news item an item in a newspaper place , position an item on a list or in a sequence collocation a grouping of words in a sentence phone , sound , speech sound (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language sign a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified high spot , highlight the most interesting or memorable part dregs , leftover , remnant a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists chemistry the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object material , stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object phlogiston a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning mixture (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) atom (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element chemical element , element any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter activator (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription substrate the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe medium an intervening substance through which something is achieved medium (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed fluid a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure volatile a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to vapor essence any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted accent a detail or feature that adds visual emphasis to or contrasts with its surroundings type of: relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together adjective constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) synonyms: constitutional , constitutive , organic essential basic and fundamental noun (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction synonyms: grammatical constituent see more see less types: show 25 types... hide 25 types..