constituency Definition
con·stitu·ency (kən stic̸h′o̵̅o̅ ən sē)
noun pl. -·cies
- all the people, esp. voters, served by a particular elected official, esp. a legislator
- the district of such a group of voters, etc.
- a group of clients, supporters, etc.
Etymology: < constituent + -cy
constituency Synonyms
constituency
n.
constituency Usage Examples
Converse of object
- represent: People who represent coastal constituencies are under a lot of pressure.
- contest: She contested the constituency of North West Durham in the 1992 General Election and Barking in a 1994 by-election.
- revise: The Commission also has regard to local ties when formulating proposals for revised constituencies.
Adjective modifier
- parliamentary: The record here involves 19 contenders in a parliamentary constituency.
- marginal: A swing of 12 % would be enough to win the marginal constituencies we need for a majority.
- working-class: In a working-class constituency like mine, this is a lifeline.
- non-English: Will the speaker sometimes exclude all non-English constituency MPs, and other times only the Scottish, or perhaps only the Welsh and Scottish?
- Scottish: There are no plans to review the issue of the number of Scottish constituencies at Westminster.
- evangelical: The Alliance acknowledges the desire of Courage to remain within the evangelical constituency and their desire for evangelical unity.
Modifies a noun
- MP: Constituency MP Paul Flynn said:- Newport's magnificent Celtic Manor is a great place to start.
- msps: Constituency MSPs have been particularly concerned that list MSPs have been interfering in local constituency casework.
- boundary: In the interim, any elections would be held on current constituency boundaries.
- casework: Michael said: I know from my own constituency casework that waiting times for audiology appointments are far too long.
- delegate: They meet over weekends in venues all over the country, with hotel and travel costs to be met by individual constituency delegates.
- surgery: Sometimes, experiences in my constituency surgeries make me ask, " Justice for whom?
Noun used with modifier
- multi-member: The deputies to the Assembly of the Republic are elected by proportional representation through a system of party lists in 11 multi-member constituencies.
- burgh: The Commission considers, therefore, that, where constituencies comprise predominantly urban areas, they will normally be designated as burgh constituencies.
- county: The Commission also amended the name of one proposed county constituency.
Possessives
gentleman: Gentleman's constituency, and in constituencies up and down the country.
Preposition: of
Hon: Mr. Byrne: Let me take the example of the constituency of the hon.
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