Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Set; fixed; established; made; elected; appointed.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
constitute .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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Examples
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Unlike Alabama, the BATF initially approved the Balthus label, though Mouton later requested that the approval be rescinded after allegations were made that the label constituted child pornography.
The Volokh Conspiracy » No “Person(s) Posed in an Immodest or Sensuous Manner” on Alcohol Ads: 2009
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Obviously the term constituted a high compliment in Peter's estimation and the evident satisfaction that it afforded to Stella seemed to confirm the impression.
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Then you are saying to me now, "On the other you state that a post that was not even directed at you and which did not even mention your name constituted bullying."
NY Daily News 2011
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As a liberal I feel strongly that we need a sane, sensible conservative party as a counterbalance to my own side's view of the world - but the GOP as currently constituted is not that.
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The political class, as constituted, is just a reflection of this imbalance.
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The experiment of guarding a state prisoner whose household was determined to remain constituted and near her ended in April 1555.
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McClintock (261) insists that nationalism is constituted from the very beginning as a gendered discourse tipped symbolically and materially in favour of men.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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And the word constituted culture, because the word carried meaning.
Stanley Knick, Ph.D.: Traditional Culture and Modern Culture: Man's Fall from Grace 2010
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And the word constituted culture, because the word carried meaning.
Stanley Knick, Ph.D.: Traditional Culture and Modern Culture: Man's Fall from Grace 2010
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It also provided an excuse for her household to remain constituted even if separated from her physically.
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