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constitute

English

Etymology

From Latin constitutum, past participle of constituere. Constructed from the prefix con- and statuere (to place, set).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?nst?tju?t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?k?nst?t(j)u?t/

Verb

constitute (third-person singular simple present constitutes, present participle constituting, simple past and past participle constituted)

  1. (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
    • 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
      Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
  2. (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
    • 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet
      Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
  3. (transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
    • 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion
      Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.

Synonyms

  • (set up): establish, enact
  • (make up): make up, compose, form; see also Thesaurus:compose
  • (appoint):

Related terms

  • constituent
  • constituency
  • constitution
  • constitutional
  • constitutionalization
  • constitutive

Translations

Noun

constitute (plural constitutes)

  1. (obsolete) An established law.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of T. Preston to this entry?)

Further reading

  • constitute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • constitute in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Noun

c?nstit?te

  1. vocative singular of c?nstit?tus

References

  • constitute in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Scots

Verb

constitute (third-person singular present constitutes, present participle constitutein, past constitutet, past participle constitutet)

  1. To constitute.

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constituency

English

Etymology

constituent +? -ency

Noun

constituency (plural constituencies)

  1. (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
    Synonyms: electoral district, precinct, (Canada) riding
  2. (collective) The voters within such a district.
    Synonym: electorate
  3. (collective) The residents of such a district.
  4. (collective) The voters of a candidate.
  5. An interest group or fan base.

Hyponyms

  • functional constituency (Hong Kong, Macau)
  • group representation constituency (Singapore)

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

  • constituency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Constituency in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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