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In politics, the term constituent has three separate meanings: |
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{{R to related term}} |
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*A constituent state or constituent nation is a fundamental part of a union which has come together with others to form the union, e.g. US States, or UK constituent countries. |
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*A ] comes together to draw up a constitution and has full powers over the constitution to be drawn up. |
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{{R printworthy}} |
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*A constituent is an inhabitant of a parliamentary electoral ]. |
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== Constituent parts of unions == |
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A constituent state or constituent nation is a fundamental part of a union which has come together with others to form the union. |
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Each US state is a constituent state of the ], a;though the ] and territories such as ] are not constituent parts of the union. |
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The ] of the UK are ], ], ] and ]. The UK was originally formed of two constituent kingdoms, the ] and the ]. |
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==Constituent Assemblies== |
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A ] is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. An example is the Russian Constituent Assembly, which was established in Russia in the wake of the October Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government. |
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== Inhabitants of constituencies == |
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A constituent is one who can or does appoint or elect (and often by implication can also remove or recall) another as one's agent or ]. A '']'' is all the constituents of a particular agent or representative. |
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Depending on the context, another closely-related meaning of ''constituent'' is that of a ] residing in the area governed, represented, or otherwise served by a ]; sometimes this is restricted to citizens who elected the politician. All the constituents who are registered to vote are referred to as the ]. |
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'''Constituent service''' is representatives helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved. Members of the ] (both Representatives and Senators) working in Washington, D.C. have a governmentally staffed district office to aid in constituent service. Many state legislatures have followed suit. In the UK, service of this type is named '''constituency casework''' - ] will appoint staff using their Parliamentary staffing allowance to appoint ]s to assist constituents with problems. |
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Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
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In a looser sense, corporations and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area. |
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''']''' is a phrase sometimes used, usually by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping. |
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== See also == |
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