Pronunciations (2)
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/kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/
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/kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/
Noun
A district represented by one or more elected officials.
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John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
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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".
The voters within an electoral district.
Usage- collective
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The residents of an electoral district.
Usage- collective
The voters of a candidate.
Usage- collective
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people outside his usual constituency of young married couples
An interest group or fan base.
Usage- collective
Noun
the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
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