constituency
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constituency
- /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/
- /kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/
Where it comes from
From constituent + -ency.
noun constituencies
-
A district represented by one or more elected officials.
John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
Similar: division, electoral district, electorate, precinct, riding
-
The voters within an electoral district.
Similar: electorate
- The residents of an electoral district.
- The voters of a candidate. people outside his usual constituency of young married couples
- An interest group or fan base.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elector, election, electoral, voter, region, domain, district, jurisdiction, shire, clientele, electorate, community, college, precinct, group, exchange
Translations
Every language
noun district represented by one or more elected officials
| Español | circunscripción, constituyencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선거구 seon'geogu |
| 日本語 | 選挙区 senkyoku |
| 中文 | 選區 /选区 xuǎnqū |
| हिन्दी | निर्वाचन क्षेत्र nirvācan kṣetra, चुनाव क्षेत्र cunāv kṣetra |
| Português | círculo eleitoral, distrito eleitoral |
| Français | circonscription électorale, circonscription |
| Deutsch | Wahlkreis |
| Italiano | circoscrizione |
| Ελληνικά | εκλογική περιφέρεια eklogikí periféreia |
| Română | circumscripție electorală |
| Русский | избира́тельный о́круг izbirátelʹnyj ókrug |
| Tiếng Việt | khu vực bầu cử |
Talk about this word "constituency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/constituency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. constituency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/constituency "constituency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/constituency.Cite this
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title = {constituency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/constituency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
