constituent vs determiner

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 

determiner

noun
  • Someone (a sentient agent) who determines; a decider of a disposition. 

  • A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. 

  • A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun. 

  • Something (some input factor, a nonsentient agent) that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else. 

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