as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
My track record is one of representing and defending the values of my constituents while simultaneously getting results for our district, the DFW region and our state.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
My work on Congress has also documented how leaders invoke their power to dictate constituent communication for members of their party and use campaign finance donations to bolster party loyalty.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In the current session the GOP think tank is conjuring ways to cut property tax, a move that will cripple county and city government’s capacity to provide services to their constituents.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
My track record is one of representing and defending the values of my constituents while simultaneously getting results for our district, the DFW region and our state.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
As Walter pointed out, tax filings show that Arabella’s constituent nonprofit organizations saw explosive fundraising growth during Ganguli’s tenure as CEO.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
My work on Congress has also documented how leaders invoke their power to dictate constituent communication for members of their party and use campaign finance donations to bolster party loyalty.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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On Tuesday, three members of the council, Leslie Voltaire, Edgard Leblanc Fils and Louis Gérald Gilles, announced the creation of a new three-member presidential college to lead the next phase of the transition.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Alexseyev has had significant involvement in the war in Ukraine, serving as one of Russia’s negotiators in the secret talks with a member of the Ukrainian parliament to end Russia’s 2022 siege of the strategic city of Mariupol, Ukraine.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The company has stripped away the complexity, allowing anyone to snap spectacular images of galaxies and nebulae hundreds of light-years away without wrestling with multi-component setups requiring serious technical chops – all wrapped in Vaonis's trademark minimalist design.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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The layout by Oakland design studio Open Daily is clean; even more complicated recipes, like Henry Hsu’s multi-component cornerstone rice cakes, are easy to follow.—
Soleil Ho,
SFChronicle.com,
9 Nov. 2020
Noun
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And isn’t that about to become the defining ingredient of all future Hall of Fame voting, sooner than later?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both coffee and tea contain bioactive ingredients such as polyphenols and caffeine, which may reduce inflammation and cellular damage while defending against cognitive decline.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The company couldn’t say when individual stores may close, a spokesperson told CNN over email.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Karo won the gold medal in the event, becoming the oldest athlete to ever win an individual event at the Winter Olympics.—
Outside,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The team analyzed 44 elements and found no single universal reaction to space; instead, microbial metabolism changed in distinct, element-specific ways.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sugar does have benefits for feeding cut flowers, which is why it's added to the mixtures used by florists, but in flower food formulas, the sucrose is blended with antimicrobial elements to keep the water free from bacteria.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mindfulness is one factor of the Eightfold Path, and those other factors are extremely important.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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