Meaning & use
Constituting
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Forming or making up a whole; being a component part of something, or formally establishing or setting up an organization or body.
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Women were constituting a growing share of the workforce by the end of the decade.
The delegates met to draft a charter constituting the new international organization.
A note on using this word
Used both to describe parts making up a whole and the formal act of setting up a body, as in a 'constituting assembly.'
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comprisingformingestablishing
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