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Antonyms for constituents

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-stich-oo-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt

Definition of constituents

Origin :
  • 1620s, "one who appoints or elects a representative," from Latin constituentem (nominative constituens), present participle of constituere (see constitute). The notion is "to make up or compose" a body by appointing or electing a representative. As an adjective, "essential, characteristic," from 1660s; "that appoints or elects a representative to a body," from 1714.
  • noun element
Example sentences :
  • September 27th, Mr. Gladstone addressed his constituents at Edinburgh.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He had a little game in the interest of his own constituents.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • Was finally retired from the chair by the Democrats, and from Congress by his constituents.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • You can easily find a satisfactory explanation for your constituents.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Evidently his constituents were not troubled with burning questions.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • They promise to do their best to persuade their constituents.
  • Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
  • We have shown that the hydroxyfurfurals are constituents of the lignocelluloses.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • Closely connected with this group are the constituents of the tissues of fungi.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • (p. 171) This is a study of the constituents of the cell-walls of wheat grain.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • It was the place in the world where he felt furthest away from his constituents.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Synonyms for constituents

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