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constituency
CIDE DICTIONARY
constituency, n.
A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
constituency, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative member to a legislative body.
2 the area represented in this way.
3 a body of customers, supporters, etc.
1 a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative member to a legislative body.
2 the area represented in this way.
3 a body of customers, supporters, etc.
THESAURUS
constituency
affiliates, ambit, associates, bailiwick, body of affiliates, citizenry, commonwealth, community, constituents, cultural community, dwellers, electoral college, electorate, electors, folk, footing, general public, habitancy, inhabitants, linguistic community, members, membership, nation, orbit, people, people at large, populace, population, public, society, speech community, sphere of influence, stamping ground, territory, turf, vantage, whole peopleFor further exploring for "constituency" in Webster Dictionary Online
