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adjective

Serving as part of a whole, as a nondetachable part of a larger unit: built-in, component, incorporated. See include/exclude.

noun

One of the individual entities contributing to a whole: building block, component, element, factor, ingredient, integrant, part. See part/whole.

adj

Definition: component, part
Antonyms: whole

n

Definition: element
Antonyms: whole

A single member of an index. A constituent is typically a stock or company that is part of a larger index such as the S&P500 or Dow Jones Industrial Average. The aggregate of all the constituents make up the index, and generally each constituent has to meet the requirements and be selected to be included in the index.

Investopedia Says:
For example, to become a constituent in the S&P500, a stock has to meet certain requirements with regard to market cap, market exposure, liquidity, etc. Indexes also periodically review their constituents to make sure they are meeting the minimum requirements, and if they don't, the index may remove the constituents from the index. This can negatively affect the constituents' reputation with investors.

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(kənstich′yōō-ənt)
n

A part of the whole; component.

For a list of words related to constituent, see:

• Government Officials and Citizens - constituent: resident of legislator’s district
• Politicians and Activists - constituent: voter in defined electoral district represented by specific official

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Common misspelling(s) of constituent

• constituant

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som udgør del af et hele, grundlovgivende
n. - vælger, bestanddel, element, mandat, sætningsled, komponent

idioms:

• constituent assembly    grundlovgivende forsamling

Nederlands (Dutch)
kiezer, bestanddeel, zinsdeel, constituerend

Français (French)
adj. - constituant, (Pol) constituant
n. - (Pol) électeur, trait (de caractère), élément, (Chim) composant, (Ling) constituant

idioms:

• constituent assembly    assemblée constituante

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bestandteil, Satzteil, Wähler
adj. - konstituierend, Bestandteil, zusammensetzend

idioms:

• constituent assembly    Legislative in Frankreich (1789-91)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συστατικό υλικό ή στοιχείο, εκλογέας, ψηφοφόρος

idioms:

• constituent assembly    συντακτική συνέλευση

Italiano (Italian)
componente, costituente, elettore

idioms:

• constituent assembly    assemblea costituente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - componente (m), constituinte (m) (f) (Jur.)
adj. - constituinte

idioms:

• constituent assembly    assembléia (f) constituinte

Русский (Russian)
составная часть, избиратель, член предложения

idioms:

• constituent assembly    учредительное собрание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - componente, constituyente, votante
n. - componente, constituyente, sintagma, elector, electora, votante

idioms:

• constituent assembly    asamblea constituyente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beståndsdel, uppdragsgivare, väljare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
构成的, 有提名权的, 组织的, 选举者, 要素, 委托人

idioms:

• constituent assembly    制定或修改宪法的国民代表大会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 構成的, 有提名權的, 組織的
n. - 選舉者, 要素, 委託人

idioms:

• constituent assembly    制定或修改憲法的國民代表大會

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구성하는, 선거권을 갖는
n. - 성분, 선거인, 설립자, 대리 지정자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 構成する, 選挙権のある, 憲法制定権のある
n. - 構成要素, 有権者

idioms:

• constituent assembly    国民議会

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جز من تركيبه, ناخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בוחר‬
n. - ‮בוחר, חלק יסודי, מרכיב, מצביע‬

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