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To make up or be a part of a whole
“The perpetrators constitute only a very small fraction of the entire community.”
To give legal or constitutional form to
“There is insufficient evidence before us that one ingredient of the Section 5 offense was established to constitute a prima facie case.”
To appoint a person to a position
“There are officers, appointed for certain districts, which constitute authorities independent of the subprefects.”
To be or be equivalent to (something)
“One could be forgiven for considering your cynicism to constitute a breach of faith.”
To enact or establish legally or legislatively
To comprise of, as part of a whole
Serving as a finishing touch to
To make lawful or valid
To arrange systematically
To be a component or constituent of a whole
To mean or be tantamount to
To be an indication of (a significant event or stage)
(of an event or activity) To make arrangements or preparations for
To demonstrate or support the truth or value of
To place something into a particular category or class
To act or function in a specified manner
To perform a given function well, usually in a hypothetical sense
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