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constitutive

[kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo-] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtju- /


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"We shall always support anything that all three constitutive peoples agree upon," Vucic said, referring to Bosnia's Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks.

From Reuters Apr. 15, 2023

The trp operon is constitutive and remains ON by default, whereas the lac operon is repressible and therefore is OFF by default.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Board era, they ask, why and how do race and racism continue to play a constitutive role in America?

From Washington Post Jul. 2, 2021

Of course, there are leakages and these are often where the most interesting thinking happens, but this partitioning of the world is constitutive of any university discipline.

From The Guardian Apr. 27, 2018

Is genius the sole constitutive element of greatness, or with what other elements, and in what relations to them, is it combined?

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll




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