constituency (redirected from constituencies)

con·stit·u·en·cy  (kn-stch-n-s)

n. pl. con·stit·u·en·cies

1.

a. The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official.

b. The district so represented.

2.

a. A group of supporters or patrons.

b. A group served by an organization or institution; a clientele: The magazine changed its format to appeal to a broader constituency.

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constituency

Noun

pl -cies

1. the area represented by a Member of Parliament

2. the voters in such an area

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Constituency the body of voters represented by a legislator or elected official; the constituents, 1831.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

Translations

constituency [kənˈstɪtjuənsɪ] n (POL) → distrito electoral (= people); electorado

constituency

Constituency es la denominación que recibe un distrito o circunscripción electoral y el grupo de electores registrados en ella en el sistema electoral británico. Cada circunscripción elige a un diputado ("Member of Parliament"), el cual se halla disponible semanalmente para las consultas y peticiones de sus electores durante ciertas horas a la semana, tiempo al que se llama "surgery".

constituency [kənˈstɪtjuənsɪ] n (Pol) (= area); circonscription électorale: (= electors); électorat m

constituency

Une constituency est à la fois une région qui élit un député au parlement et l'ensemble des électeurs dans cette région. En Grande-Bretagne, les députés font régulièrement des "permanences" dans leur circonscription électorale lors desquelles les électeurs peuvent venir les voir pour parler de leurs problèmes de logement etc.

constituency [kənˈstɪtjuənsɪ] n (Pol) → Wahlkreis m;

(electors) → Wähler pl (eines Wahlkreises)

constituency [kənˈstɪtjuənsɪ] n → collegio elettorale (= people); elettori mpl (del collegio)

constituency

Con il termine constituency viene indicato sia un collegio elettorale che i suoi elettori. In Gran Bretagna ogni collegio elegge un rappresentante che in seguito incontra regolarmente i propri elettori in riunioni chiamate "surgeries" per discutere questioni di interesse locale.