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"
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction - grammatical constituent
something determined in relation to something that includes it "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself" "I read a portion of the manuscript" "the smaller component is hard to reach" "the animal constituent of plankton" - component part
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"
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"
Adjective
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)