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constituent

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Số nhiều: constituents

This term carries a clinical or structural weight, suggesting a necessary piece of a larger architecture. It is frequently used in chemistry, linguistics, and law to describe the building blocks that define the identity of the whole system. If you remove a constituent, the resulting entity is often fundamentally altered or ceases to exist in its original form. In political contexts, the word shifts from a structural meaning to a relational one. It describes the bond between a representative and the people they serve, emphasizing the source of the representative's power. While a component is a passive part, a constituent voter is an active source of authority.

Countable when referring to a person who votes in an election. Uncountable when referring to the chemical composition or nature of a substance.

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Danh từ

[someone][something]

"The nitrogen is a constituent of the air."

Danh từ

[someone]

"The senator spent the weekend meeting with her constituents."

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[something]

"The constituent elements of the alloy were carefully measured."

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