constituency

con·stit·u·en·cy

 (kən-stĭch′o͞o-ən-sē)

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

(kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ)

n, pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the whole body of voters who elect one representative to a legislature or all the residents represented by one deputy

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. a district that sends one representative to a legislature

b. (as modifier): constituency organization.

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con•stit•u•en•cy

(kənˈstɪtʃ u ən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. a body of constituents; the voters or residents in a district represented by an elective officer.

2. the district itself.

3. clientele.

[1825–35]

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Constituency

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

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constituency

The group of voters that an elected legislator represents, or the district where they live.

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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"

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Translations

دَائِرَة اِنْتِخَابِيَّةمَجْموع ناخِبين

volební obvodvoliči z jednoho volebního obvoduvoličstvo

valgkreds

WahlkreisWahlbezirkWählerschaft

εκλογική περιφέρεια

circunscripcióncircunscripción electoraldistrito electoral

vaalipiiri

circonscription

מחוז בחירה

izborni okrug

választókerület

kjósendur; kjörkæmi

circoscrizione elettoralecollegio elettorale

選挙区

선거구

kiesdistrict

Valgkrets

okręg wyborczy

eleitorado

электорат

valkrets

เขตเลือกตั้ง

seçim bölgesiseçmen bölgesi

khu vực bầu cử

选区选区的全体选民

constituency

[kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ]

A. N (= district) → distrito m electoral, circunscripción f electoral; (= people) → electorado m

B. CPD constituency party N → partido m local

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constituency

[kənˈstɪtʃuənsi] n

(= area) → circonscription f électorale

(= interest group) → groupe m de pressionconstituency party n → section f locale (d'un parti)

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constituency

n (Pol) → Wahlkreis m

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constituency

[kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ] n (district) → collegio elettorale; (people) → elettori mpl (del collegio)

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constituent

(kənˈstitjuənt) noun

1. a necessary part. Hydrogen is a constituent of water. bestanddeel, samestellende deel مُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّم съставна част constituinte podstatná část, základní složka der Bestandteil bestanddel αναγκαίο συστατικό componente koostisosa تشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازم tärkeä osa élément constitutif מרכיב अवयव, संघटक sastavni dio alkotórész unsur hluti; efnisþáttur elemento costituente 構成要素 구성물질 sudedamoji dalis sastāvdaļa unsur bestanddeelnødvendig bestanddelskładnik انتخاب كوونكى: تشكيلوونكى: داساسى قانون جوړوونكى: تركيبوونكى constituinte (ele­ment) component составная часть základná zložka sestavina sastavni deo beståndsdel ส่วนประกอบที่สำคัญ bileşen, öge 成分，要素 складова частина لازمى جز thành phần 组分，要素

2. a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency. He deals with all his constituents' problems. kieser صاحِب حَق إشْتِراك في وَضع الدُّستور избирател eleitor volič der/die Wähler(in) vælger ψηφοφόροςelector valija رأی دهنده؛ موکل äänestäjä électeur/-trice מְכּונֶנֶת मतदाता birač, glasač választópolgár pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 選挙区民 선거구 rinkėjas vēlētājs pengundi kiezervelgerwyborca رای ورکوونکي eleitor alegător избиратель volič, -ka volilec birač väljare ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้ง seçmen 選民 виборець راۓ دهنده cử tri một khu vực bầu cử 选民

adjective

He broke it down into its constituent parts. onderdeel أجْزاء مُقَوِّمه съставен constituinte základní einen Teil bildend del-; element-; komponent- συστατικόςconstitutivo, constituyente koostis- تشکیل دهنده rakenteellinen constitutif; constituantמרכיב अवयव sastavni alkotó unsur frumefni/-þáttur costituente 成分の 구성물질의 sudedamasis sastādošs; sastāv[] konstituen samenstellend som utgjør en del av et hele (bestanddel) składowy تشکیلونکی constituinte component; constitutiv составной základný sestaven sastavni bestånds- เป็นส่วนประกอบ oluşturan, bileştiren 組成的 складовий جزو تركيبى cấu thành 组成的

conˈstituency – plural conˈstituencies – noun

the group of voters, or the area in which they live, represented by a member of parliament. kiesafdeling, kiesdistrik; kiesers مَجْموع ناخِبين избирателен район distrito eleitoral voličstvo, voliči z jednoho volebního obvodu die Wählerschaft, der Wahlkreis valgkreds εκλογική περιφέρειαcircunscripción, distrito electoral valijaskond, valimisringkond رای دهنده گان؛ حوزۀ انتخاباتی vaalipiiri circonscription אֵזוֹר בְּחִירוֹת निर्वाचन क्षेत्र izborni okrug, glasači választókerület jumlah pemilih kjósendur; kjörkæmi collegio elettorale 選挙区 (民) 유권자, 선거구 rinkimų apygarda, rinkėjai vēlētāji; vēlēšanu apgabals kawasan pengundian kiesdistrictvalgkretsokręg wyborczy د انتخاباتی حوزی círculo eleitoral circumscripţie electorală избирательный округ voliči; volebný volilno okrožje birači izbornog okruga valkrets ผู้ที่มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งในเขตเลือกตั้ง seçim bölgesi 選區，選區內的全體選民 виборчий округ حلق‍ۂ انتخاب، حلق‍ۂ انتخاب ك‍ے باشندے khu vực bầu cử 选区，选区的全体选民

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constituency

→ دَائِرَة اِنْتِخَابِيَّة volební obvod valgkreds Wahlbezirk εκλογική περιφέρεια circunscripción electoral vaalipiiri circonscription izborni okrug circoscrizione elettorale 選挙区 선거구 kiesdistrict valgkrets okręg wyborczy eleitorado электорат valkrets เขตเลือกตั้ง seçmen bölgesi khu vực bầu cử 选区

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