constituency
IPA: kʌnstˈɪtʃuʌnsi
noun
- (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
- (collective) The voters within such a district.
- (collective) The residents of such a district.
- (collective) The voters of a candidate.
- An interest group or fan base.
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Examples of "constituency" in Sentences
- The constituency was disenfranchised.
- The constituency covers the south of the region.
- The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
- The town is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
- The constituency covers the area of the city of Gloucester.
- The area of the constituency was part of the London Borough of Bromley.