as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in component
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of constituent
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
But the congresswoman faced a number of tough questions from constituents.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Some lawmakers been bombarded with constituent phone calls and voters at town halls who are angry at the dramatic cuts to the federal government.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for constituent
Noun
Town halls Republicans faced frustrated constituents at town hall meetings on Tuesday, with voters expressing concerns about tariffs, Social Security and DOGE’s cuts to funding and the federal workforce.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
But the congresswoman faced a number of tough questions from constituents.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Water extracted from ice could serve multiple purposes for astronauts, not only as drinking water but also for producing rocket fuel by splitting water molecules into their constituent parts — oxygen and hydrogen.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Some lawmakers been bombarded with constituent phone calls and voters at town halls who are angry at the dramatic cuts to the federal government.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for constituent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
-
The administration fired two members of independent agencies, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Uber One members pay $9.99 per month or $96 per year.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
-
Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
-
Ketchup is also a key ingredient for topping our meatloaf and flavoring our baked beans.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
-
The key ingredients to effective just-in-time inclusion efforts are the right people, at the right time, with the right message, and from the right messenger.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Researchers note that most of the individual insects live for less time, but that window accounts for some degree of staggering when the brood emerges, since that happens over a period of about two weeks.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (both corporate and individual), tax evasion, tax informants, tax administration, tax policy and legitimate tax planning.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Francis funeral less lavish but keeps some traditions Francis wanted a less opulent burial than is traditional for popes and made changes to the church's book on funeral rites, but some of the usual elements remain in place.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
-
For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices Fiction as a Loophole A notable element of the technique is its reliance on fictional scenarios to bypass filters.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Others said the length of time a slip is used should not be a factor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Partisanship is a related factor in this poll, produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos.—
Jaclyn S. Wong,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share