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Definitions for constituency
kənˈstɪtʃ u ən sicon·stituen·cy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word constituency.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. constituencynoun

    the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

Wiktionary

  1. constituencynoun

    A district represented by one or more elected officials.

    John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.

  2. constituencynoun

    The voters within such a district.

  3. constituencynoun

    An interest group or fan base.

Wikipedia

  1. constituency

    An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (constituents) who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage.

ChatGPT

  1. constituency

    A constituency is a group of people or voters in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative body, such as a parliament, senate or congress. Alternatively, it can also refer to a body of supporters or customers that a person, organization or business depends on for support, approval, or trade.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Constituencynoun

    a body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district

Editors Contribution

  1. constituency

    An area defined in a form of unity government legislation which represents a specific form of unity government electoral area on a map.

    Political constituencies are vital in a democratic society and system.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4777

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4730

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Nouns Frequency: #1493

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of constituency in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of constituency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of constituency in a Sentence

  1. James Carville:

    The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.

  2. Denise Hardaway:

    Joe Biden's been misleading Joe Biden constituency, going around without a mask and telling people that you don't need a mask, i pray this is an awakening and Joe Biden begins to realize that this is serious and Joe Biden's putting the lives of so many of us at risk.

  3. Sinan Ulgen:

    The AKP never convinced even its own constituency that its policy in Syria was justified from a national interest standpoint, morally, fine. But they are not running an NGO.

  4. Dana Fisher:

    Large-scale protest events are opportunities to create collective identity for the people participating and to extend the constituency.

  5. Holly Cekala:

    Candidates should understand, if we're the largest voting constituency and you don't know how to talk to us, you've lost us even if your policy is good.

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