An administrative division of the United Kingdom, of which there are three: the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the Principality of Wales (Northern Ireland is a province)
A constituent of a mixture, substance, or system is one of the things from which it is formed. Caffeine is the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee
(Politika Siyaset) Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia; the Soviet Union referring to the Soviet republics; and European institutions such as the Council of Europe frequently used the expression in reference to the European Union countries. It is not a term of art and has no defined legal meaning; 'constituent' is simply an adjective, and the phrase has no clear meaning outside a context from which the entity or grouping of which the countries in question are constituents or components can be understood
(Politika Siyaset) Constituent country is a political term that is sometimes used to describe a country that is part of a larger entity, such as a sovereign state or supranational body
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
a linguistic unit which is a component of a larger construction These units can, in turn, be analysed into further constituents (e g a noun phrase can be analysed into a determiner and a noun)
The constituent parts of something are the things from which it is formed. a plan to split the company into its constituent parts and sell them separately. being one of the parts of something
An individual, corporation, foundation, or other entity associated with or providing support to Rensselaer Individuals may include alumni/ae, students, parents, donors, volunteers, and members of Rensselaer-recognized organizations
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
He who gives authority to another to act for him 1 Bouv Inst n 893 2 The constituent is bound with whatever his attorney does by virtue of his authority The electors of a member of the legislature are his constituents, to whom he is responsible for his legislative acts
an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
n , adj 1 a n the syntax type of a character that is part of a token For details, see section Constituent Characters b adj (of a character) having the constituent_{1a} syntax type_2 c n a constituent_{1b} character 2 n (of a composite stream) one of possibly several objects that collectively comprise the source or sink of that stream
A constituent assembly is a body of representatives that is elected to create or change their country's constitution. a group of elected representatives that have the power to write or change their country's constitution