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verb

Constitute v. t. (past & past part. constituted; pres. part. constituting)

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. "Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority."

To make up; to compose; to form. "Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction."

To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. "Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine."

Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc.

noun

Constitute n. An established law. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... situated building on a hill, made of concrete, with an attap roof. The whole building is one hundred feet long by thirty feet broad. There are six cells for solitary confinement. A jailer, turnkey, and eight warders constitute the prison staff. The able-bodied prisoners are employed on the roads and other public works, and attend upon the scavengers' cart, which outcome of civilization goes round every morning! The diet, which ...

— The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither • Isabella L. Bird (Mrs. Bishop)

... dias of the presiding officer of the Signory and, turning to his followers, said; 'You are now in possession of the palace and the council hall, in control of the city and in a position to constitute yourselves the governing authority in place of those who have deserted their posts; what is ...

— Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight • Mathew Joseph Holt

... include official export credits (such as Ex-Im Bank credits), official equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization by the official sector that does not meet concessional terms. Aid is considered to have been committed when agreements are initialed by the parties involved and constitute ...

— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency

... been said, it follows that we should consider whether the same virtues which constitute a good man make a valuable citizen, or different; and if a particular inquiry is necessary for this matter we must first give a general description of the virtues of a good citizen; for as a sailor is one of those who make ...

— Politics - A Treatise on Government • Aristotle

... matter requiring a great deal of skill and experience according to Sir H. Grubb, the next step is to remedy them; and the remedial measures as applied to the glass constitute the process of figuring. There are two ways of correcting local defects, one by means of small paper or pitch covered tools, which according to Sir H. Grubb is dangerous, and according to the experience of Mr. Cook, and I ...

— On Laboratory Arts • Richard Threlfall

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