constituting
- 1Present participle and gerund of constitute.
The provinces constituting the federation each keep certain powers of their own.
Constituting a quorum required at least half the board to attend the session.
Note
The -ing form carries every meaning of constitute, and the subject tells you which one is meant. When the parts are the subject, it means composing: the members constituting the panel make it up. When a founder or authority is the subject, it means setting up or appointing: a council constituting a tribunal brings it into being. Ask whether the subject is inside the whole or outside it, building it.
The legislature spent a month constituting the new tribunal and naming its judges.
Constituting a commission by decree, the governor gave it power to hear complaints.
constituting is a form of constitute
constitute, verb: To make up or form a whole when taken together. Full entry
- Forms
- constituteconstitutes he/she/itconstituting -ing formconstituted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- constitute → constituting: drop the e, add -ing
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