constituency
noun/kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/ · /kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/
Etymology From constituent + -ency.
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Government, Politics A district represented by one or more elected officials.
- John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
- 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.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian:
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- This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a "clear-cut sackable offence".2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25:
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Collective The voters within such a district.
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Collective The residents of such a district.
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Collective The voters of a candidate.
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An interest group or fan base.
- Derived terms
- core constituency, nonconstituency, subconstituency
- Related terms
- constituent, constitute, constitution, constitutional, constitutive