All 3 Uses of
constituent
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'I am very sorry to be here, sir,' said Mr Pugstyles; 'but your conduct, Mr Gregsbury, has rendered this deputation from your constituents imperatively necessary.'†
Chpt 16
- 'I am requested, sir, to express a hope,' said Mr Pugstyles, with a distant bow, 'that on receiving a requisition to that effect from a great majority of your constituents, you will not object at once to resign your seat in favour of some candidate whom they think they can better trust.'†
Chpt 16
- 'Will you do me the favour to present my compliments to the constituent body, and acquaint them with this circumstance?†
Chpt 16 *
Definition:
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(constituent) a part of something -- most commonly used in the specific sense of a voter who is represented by a politician