attribute vs constituent

attribute

noun
  • An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention. 

  • That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident. 

  • A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated. 

  • A word that qualifies a noun. 

  • A characteristic or quality of a thing. 

  • An option or setting belonging to some object. 

verb
  • To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc. 

  • To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone. 

constituent

noun
  • A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs 

  • A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official. 

  • A part, or component of a whole 

  • A functional element of a phrase or clause 

  • A voter who supports a (political) candidate; a supporter of a cause. 

  • One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact 

adj
  • constitutive or constituting; (politics) authorized to make a constitution 

  • being a part, or component of a whole 

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