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  • 51Assembly of the French clergy — The Assembly of the French Clergy ( Assemblée du Clergé de France ) was in its origins a representative meeting of the Clergy of France, held every five years, for the purpose of apportioning the financial burdens laid upon the clergy of the… …

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  • 52constituent — constituently, adv. /keuhn stich ooh euhnt/, adj. 1. serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor. 2. having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from… …

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  • 53constituent — con•stit•u•ent [[t]kənˈstɪtʃ u ənt[/t]] adj. 1) serving to make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor[/ex] 2) gov having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power …

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  • 54constituent — I. noun Etymology: French constituant, from Middle French, from present participle of constituer to constitute, from Latin constituere Date: 1622 1. one who authorizes another to act as agent ; principal 2. a member of a constituency 3. an… …

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  • 55constituent — /kɒnˈstɪtʃuənt / (say kon stichoohuhnt) adjective 1. serving to make up a thing; component; elementary: constituent parts. 2. having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power: a… …

  • 56constituent — adj. & n. adj. 1 composing or helping to make up a whole. 2 able to make or change a (political etc.) constitution (constituent assembly). 3 appointing or electing. n. 1 a member of a constituency (esp. political). 2 a component part. 3 Law a… …

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  • 57Constituent country — is a phrase sometimes used in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity. The term constituent country does not have any defined legal meaning, and is used simply to refer to a country which is a part (i.e. a constituent) of… …

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  • 58Constituent — Con*stit u*ent, n. 1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. [1913 Webster] Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. Sir M. Hale [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes …

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  • 59Peruvian Constituent Assembly election, 1978 — Source: [http://www.onpe.gob.pe/onpe/pire/consulta ant95.php] …

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  • 60List of political parties registered ahead of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 — [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/jul/jul18/news12.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd ] ] [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/jul/jul19/news16.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd ] ] [… …

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