Definition of constituency
constituencies
1a : a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) the governor's liberal constituencyb : the residents in an electoral district The senator's constituency includes a large minority population.c : an electoral district
2a : a group or body that patronizes, supports, or offers representation creating … a grass-roots constituency for continuing the project — Fred Reedb : 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
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Democrats say the real purpose is to keep minorities and other Democratic-leaning constituencies from voting.
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But that battle was a decade ago and in a race crowded with progressives, politicians and attorneys, the woman friends describe as quiet and thoughtful may have trouble attracting an energized constituency who will work to get her elected.
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Timms, constituency is in the London borough which has seen the highest rate of attacks in the city, wants that to go further.
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U.S. Soccer and this country's league owners and administrators must never forget their constituency.
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Importantly for her upcoming role, Fitzgerald is president-elect of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, a position reflecting a vote of confidence from a key CDC constituency—state public health workers.
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Others were persuaded by pro-business associations and a major anti-abortion group, which represent huge GOP constituencies.
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If Congress can’t reform Medicaid, how can it ever be expected to make changes to Social Security and Medicare, which have wider and more powerful constituencies?
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Companies need to be able to do the same thing, to go to their constituencies.
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Origin and Etymology of constituency
see constitute
Other Government and Politics Terms
Law Dictionary
constituency
playLegal Definition of constituency
constituencies
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
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