Definition of Constituency

1. Noun. The body of voters who elect a representative for their area.

Generic synonyms: Body
Group relationships: Electorate
Member holonyms: Constituent

Definition of Constituency

1. n. A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.

Definition of Constituency

1. Noun. A district represented by one or more elected officials. ¹

2. Noun. The voters within such a district. ¹

3. Noun. An interest group or fan base. ¹

4. Noun. A district represented by one or more elected officials. ¹

5. Noun. The voters within such a district. ¹

6. Noun. An interest group or fan base. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Constituency

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Constituency

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Literary usage of Constituency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion by Henry James Morgan (1874)
"Names of candidates in each constituency at. last General Election, and at every casual election since held, together ivith the Population and number of ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1833)
"Registration of the New constituency—Embargo on Dutch Ve*K\t— Dissolution 'of Parliament—The New Elections—System of requiring Pledges—The results of the ..."

3. Self-surveys by Colleges and Universities by William Harvey Allen (1917)
"Analyzing College constituency Occasionally a president is found who has analyzed the constituency from which his college may reasonably expect students and ..."

4. The Fortnightly Review (1866)
"At present the member is free because the constituency is not in earnest : no constituency ... But a voluntary constituency would be a church with tenets; ..."

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