constitutive
/ˈkɑnstɪˌtutɪv/
adjective
- Forming an essential part of something; making something what it is.
- Language is a constitutive feature of human culture.
- The constitutive rules of a game define how it is played.
- Trust is a constitutive element of any healthy relationship.
- Having the power to establish or create something.
- Her speech was constitutive of a new movement for change.
- The founding members had a constitutive role in shaping the organization.
- The constitutive assembly wrote the new nation's constitution.
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