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GrammarLoser Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

A person being a constituent?

Can you say that a person is a constituent if s/he is a legal voter?

And is it correct to say that someone is a constituent of something (e.g., a constituent of the circle of friends)?
  

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Hi, Can you say that a person is a constituent if s/he is a legal voter? , eg including children and adults who cannot vote. , a constituent of the circle of friends)?

— Clive

  • Hi, Can you say that a person is a constituent if s/he is a legal voter?
  • , eg including children and adults who cannot vote.
  • , a constituent of the circle of friends)?
  • The word can be used to say that someone is a member of some particular group, but it will sound OK with some groups and not OK with other groups.
  • This usage of the word is very uncommon.
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Hi,

Can you say that a person is a constituent if s/he is a legal voter? Yes, although the term is commonly used to mean all the people who live in a particular voting area., eg including children and adults who cannot vote.

And is it correct to say that someone is a constituent of something (e.g., a constituent of the circle of friends)?
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Thanks Clive! But let's say, in lieu of someone being part of a circle of friends, this particular member is part of a well-known group. For example, a constituent of highly regarded artists of the 17th century, or something like that.
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Hi,

That doesn't sound right to me at all.
I think it's because it needs more explicit mention of the collective body.

eg a constituent of this group of highly regarded artists of the 17th century

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