Constituency

Quick meaning: Constituency is a noun meaning (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

Meaning

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

More Meanings

1. (collective) The voters within such a district.
2. (collective) The residents of such a district.
3. (collective) The voters of a candidate.
4. An interest group or fan base.

Example Sentences

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.

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".

Word Forms

• constituencies

Synonyms for constituency

Depending on context, synonyms include division, electorate, precinct, riding.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elector, election, electoral, voter, region, domain.

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