Definition of Constitutive
Constitutive
con·sti·tu·tive
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
making up a part or component (constituent) of something, or being essential to something;
e.g. The floor was strewn with the constitutive parts of the furniture, which I was struggling to assemble. A sense of pitch is constitutive to being a good musician.
(adjective)
having the power to organize something, establish it as an entity, or generally bring it into being;
e.g. The committee was given constitutive authority to use any resources they needed.
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