constituency
UK /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/ US /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
The voters within such a district.
3
The residents of such a district.
4
The voters of a candidate.
5
An interest group or fan base.
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