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    Constituante (en. Constituent)

    /kɔ̃.ʃi.ty.ãt/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Member of an assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution.
    The deputies of the constituent assembly debated the articles of the new constitution.
    Les députés de l'assemblée constituante ont débattu des articles de la nouvelle constitution.
    Element that participates in the formation of a constitution.
    The separation of powers is a constitutive and constituent principle of a democracy.
    La séparation des pouvoirs est un principe constitutif et constituant d'une démocratie.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'constituens', which means 'that which establishes'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    constituent assembly
    Meeting convened to draft or adopt a constitution.
    assemblée constituante
    constituent power
    Capacity to create or amend a constitution.
    pouvoir constituant

    Related Words

    constitution
    Set of rules that govern a state.
    constitution
    constituted
    That which has been formed, established.
    constitué

    Slang Meanings

    Think tank of the constitution.
    This group is the constituent of new ideas.
    Ce groupe est la constituante des idées nouvelles.
    Essence of legality.
    They want to embody the constituent of the movement.
    Ils veulent incarner la constituante du mouvement.