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con·stit·u·en·cy /kən-'sti-chə-wən-sē/ n pl -cies1: a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive office)2: the residents in an electoral district3: an electoral district
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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affiliates, associates, body of members, chapter, collective members, community, constituents, delegation, district, division, electorate, electors, enrollment, faction, group, interest group, lobby, members, membership, partisanship, party, polity, voters, voting district, voting list
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chamber (body), constituent (member), district
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Constituency — Con*stit u*en*cy (k[o^]n*st[ict]t [ u]*[ e]n*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Constituencies} (k[o^]n*st[ict]t [ u]*[ e]n*s[i^]z). A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constituency — body of constituents, 1806, from CONSTITUENT (Cf. constituent) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
constituency — [n] voting public balloters, body of voters, body politic, citizenry, city, county, district, electorate, electors, faction, nation, people, precinct, state, system, voters, voting area, ward; concept 379 … New thesaurus
constituency — ► NOUN (pl. constituencies) 1) a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body. 2) chiefly Brit. the area represented in this way … English terms dictionary
constituency — [kən stich′o͞o ən sē] n. pl. constituencies [< CONSTITUENT + CY] 1. all the people, esp. voters, served by a particular elected official, esp. a legislator 2. the district of such a group of voters, etc. 3. a group of clients, supporters, etc … English World dictionary
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constituency — noun 1 (esp. BrE) district that elects a political representative ADJECTIVE ▪ important, key ▪ home (AmE), local ▪ marginal (BrE) ▪ The Tories are conce … Collocations dictionary
constituency — con|sti|tu|en|cy W3 [kənˈstıtʃuənsi] n plural constituencies 1.) BrE an area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament ▪ a rural constituency ▪ constituency boundaries ▪ He represents the Essex constituency of Epping Forest. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
constituency — [[t]kənstɪ̱tʃuənsi[/t]] constituencies 1) N COUNT A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A particular constituency is a section of society that may… … English dictionary
constituency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1831 1. a. a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) b. the residents in an electoral district c. an electoral district 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary