Meaning

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

noun a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes

noun something determined in relation to something that includes it

originFrom Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“to establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuō (“to set, place, establish”).

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