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constituent

[kuhn-stich-oo-uhnt] / kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt /


ADJECTIVE
voting
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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He described a conversation with a constituent who asked for help getting an address for an RV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

More than 50 percent of her constituent services casework at the end of last year was related to immigration, she told the Banner.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Senate was in recess, so Bushfield instead handled constituent services from North Dakota.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

It’s three-and-a-half times as high as for the Nasdaq 100 overall and about three times as much as major index constituent Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The tar is an extremely rich collection of complex organic molecules, including the constituent parts of proteins and nucleic acids.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“It just didn’t make sense to require this anymore,” he said, noting that community leaders need to be able to share information with their constituents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As with most Californians, the rising cost of living and especially the price of housing are major concerns for constituents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That means nearly half of the constituents in the S&P 500 are technically trading in bear-market territory, as the gap between the stock market’s winners and losers has continued to widen.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The reality is that very shortly, we'll have a new leader. But our representatives are getting on with the job of representing their constituents and raising issues they want raised."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Like the president had to be able to rattle off the names of all eleven hundred of his constituents or else he wasn’t qualified.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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