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constituency

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature:

Examples:

a rural/urban constituency
2
the people who live and can vote in a particular area:

Examples:

He angered his constituency by voting against the bill.
3
a group of people who support, or are likely to support, a particular person, product, suggestion, etc. :

Examples:

There is a large constituency in favour of income-tax reductions.
4
the people in a particular area of a country who are represented by an elected official, or the area:

Examples:

Republican constituencies are mainly in suburban areas.

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