constitutive

/ˈkɑnstɪˌtutɪv/
adjective
  1. 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.
  2. 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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