constituent

• Beschreibt etwas, das Teil eines Ganzen ist; auch die Befugnis habend, jemanden zu ernennen, zu wählen oder eine Verfassung zu geben.

Describes something that is a part of a whole, or having the power to appoint or elect.

1. Forming a partC1formal

   Being one of the parts that make up a whole.

   Bestandteil

   • Hydrogen and oxygen are constituent elements of water.
   • The constituent parts of the machine were carefully assembled.
   • The report analyzed the constituent factors of economic growth.

   Synonymebasiccomponentconstitutiveelementalintegral

   Antonymeexternalextraneous

• Person, die von einem gewählten Amtsträger vertreten wird, oder Bestandteil eines größeren Ganzen.

A noun referring to a person who is represented by an elected official, or a component part of a larger whole.

1. Voter or member of a constituencyB2formal

   A person who lives in a particular area and is represented by an elected official.

   Wähler

   • The senator held a meeting to listen to her constituents' concerns.
   • He promised to fight for better healthcare for his constituents.
   • Many constituents attended the town hall to voice their opinions.

   Synonymeelectorvoter

2. Component or partB2formal

   One of the parts that make up a whole.

   Bestandteil

   • Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water.
   • The report breaks down the budget into its main constituents.
   • Each constituent of the machine must be carefully assembled.

   Synonymecomponentelementingredientpartunit

   Antonymeaggregateentiretytotalitywhole