constituency

noun con·stit·u·en·cy \ kən-ˈstich-wən(t)-sē , -ˈsti-chə- , -ˈsti-chü-ən(t)- \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Examples: constituency in a Sentence

Definition of constituency

plural constituencies

1 a : a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)

the governor's liberal constituency

b : the residents in an electoral district

The senator's constituency includes a large minority population.

c : an electoral district

2 a : a group or body that patronizes, supports, or offers representation

creating … a grass-roots constituency for continuing the project
—Fred Reed

b : the people involved in or served by an organization (such as a business or institution)

… regards its corporate customers as its prime constituency.
—Andrew Hacker

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Examples of constituency in a Sentence

The senator's constituency includes a large minority population.
He was elected to represent a Liverpool constituency.

Recent Examples of constituency from the Web

According to a poll by the American Jewish Committee, only 16 percent of American Jews wanted the embassy moved right away, but no matter: The same constituency that is politically irrelevant to Netanyahu is irrelevant to Trump.

— lisa miller, Daily Intelligencer, "The Face of Birthright Israel Is Speaking Out Against the Prime Minister," 30 May 2018
Even if Kenney’s popularity has faded in some pockets of this constituency, it’s considered almost impossible to defeat an incumbent mayor in Philadelphia.

— andrew seidman, Philly.com, "'He forgot where he came from': Is support for Mayor Kenney fading in his old South Philly neighborhood?," 23 May 2018
But that constituency was really like 49.7 percent.

— elizabeth crane, Recode, "Full transcript: ‘Microtrends’ author and political strategist Mark Penn on Recode Decode," 18 May 2018
Warner, whose home state of Virginia houses the CIA's headquarters, has an important constituency to consider, and has been complimentary of Haspel in the past.

— olivia gazis, CBS News, "CIA nominee Gina Haspel criticizes "enhanced interrogation" in letter to Mark Warner," 15 May 2018
But while access to American music increases, today’s regulations for the music industry remain outdated and hold back the countless constituencies in the music industry.

— colin stutz, Billboard, "Music Modernization Act Heads to Vote in House Tomorrow," 24 Apr. 2018
All the constituencies in the Tees Valley had voted to leave, one by as much as 70%.

— The Economist, "The rise of the Teesside Tories," 22 Mar. 2018
In the same geographic constituency, pro-establishment parties have also rallied behind a single candidate, Judy Chan.

— natasha khan, WSJ, "Hong Kong Poll Tests Support for Sidelined Democracy Activists," 10 Mar. 2018
In addition, the limited population of Asians and Asian Americans in Florida — about 5 percent — is a sliver of the constituency needed to drive a campaign for a ballot referendum.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida's 'last vestige of discrimination,' alien land law, remains in constitution for now," 16 Aug. 2017

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