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Webster 1913 Edition
Constituency
Con-stit′u-en-cy
(kŏn-stĭt′ū̍-ē̍n-sy̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Constituencies
(kŏn-stĭt′ū̍-ē̍n-sĭz)
. A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.
Definition 2024
constituency
constituency
English
Noun
constituency (plural constituencies)
- (Britain) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
- John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
- 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:
- The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.
- The voters within such a district.
- An interest group or fan base.
Synonyms
- (district): electoral district, riding (Canada)
- (people): electorate
Related terms
Translations
district represented by one or more elected officials
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voters within such a district — see electorate
