constituency

См. также в других словарях:

• constituency — con·stit·u·en·cy /kən sti chə wən sē/ n pl cies 1: a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive office) 2: the residents in an electoral district 3: an electoral district Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …   Law dictionary

• Constituency — Con*stit u*en*cy (k[o^]n*st[ict]t [ u]*[ e]n*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Constituencies} (k[o^]n*st[ict]t [ u]*[ e]n*s[i^]z). A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• constituency — body of constituents, 1806, from CONSTITUENT (Cf. constituent) + CY (Cf. cy) …   Etymology dictionary

• constituency — [n] voting public balloters, body of voters, body politic, citizenry, city, county, district, electorate, electors, faction, nation, people, precinct, state, system, voters, voting area, ward; concept 379 …   New thesaurus

• constituency — ► NOUN (pl. constituencies) 1) a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body. 2) chiefly Brit. the area represented in this way …   English terms dictionary

• constituency — [kən stich′o͞o ən sē] n. pl. constituencies [< CONSTITUENT + CY] 1. all the people, esp. voters, served by a particular elected official, esp. a legislator 2. the district of such a group of voters, etc. 3. a group of clients, supporters, etc …   English World dictionary

• Constituency — A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. It can be used to describe a business s customer base and shareholders, or a charity s donors or those it serves. The most common meaning of… …   Wikipedia

• constituency — noun 1 (esp. BrE) district that elects a political representative ADJECTIVE ▪ important, key ▪ home (AmE), local ▪ marginal (BrE) ▪ The Tories are conce …   Collocations dictionary

• constituency — con|sti|tu|en|cy W3 [kənˈstıtʃuənsi] n plural constituencies 1.) BrE an area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament ▪ a rural constituency ▪ constituency boundaries ▪ He represents the Essex constituency of Epping Forest. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• constituency — [[t]kənstɪ̱tʃuənsi[/t]] constituencies 1) N COUNT A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A particular constituency is a section of society that may… …   English dictionary

• constituency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1831 1. a. a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) b. the residents in an electoral district c. an electoral district 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary