Dictionary

constituency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/
• /kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From constituent + -ency.

Meanings

1. A district represented by one or more elected officials.
   • This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a "clear-cut sackable offence". 2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25:
   • The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian:
   • John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
2. (collective) The voters within an electoral district.
3. (collective) The residents of an electoral district.
4. (collective) The voters of a candidate.
   • people outside his usual constituency of young married couples
5. (collective) An interest group or fan base.

Forms

Deriveds

nonconstituency · subconstituency · core constituency

Hyponyms

group representation constituency · functional constituency

Relateds

constitute · constituent · constitutive · constitution · constitutional

Synonyms

division · electorate · precinct · electorate · riding · electoral district

Translations (37)

fr circonscription (district represented by one or more elected officials) · nb valgkrets (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ca circumscripció (district represented by one or more elected officials) · pt distrito eleitoral (district represented by one or more elected officials) · de Wahlkreis (district represented by one or more elected officials) · it circoscrizione (district represented by one or more elected officials) · fr circonscription électorale (district represented by one or more elected officials) · vi khu vực bầu cử (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ro circumscripție electorală (district represented by one or more elected officials) · nl kiesdistrict (district represented by one or more elected officials) · fi vaalipiiri (district represented by one or more elected officials) · nb valgdistrikt (district represented by one or more elected officials) · my မဲဆန္ဒနယ် (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ru избира́тельный о́круг (district represented by one or more elected officials) · be вы́барчая акру́га (district represented by one or more elected officials) · es circunscripción (district represented by one or more elected officials) · pl okręg wyborczy (district represented by one or more elected officials) · da valgkreds (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ur حَلْقَہ (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ja 選挙区 (district represented by one or more elected officials) · hi निर्वाचन क्षेत्र (district represented by one or more elected officials) · el εκλογική περιφέρεια (district represented by one or more elected officials) · es constituyencia (district represented by one or more elected officials) · sv valkrets (district represented by one or more elected officials) · uk вибо́рчий о́круг (district represented by one or more elected officials) · as সমষ্টি (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ta தொகுதி (district represented by one or more elected officials) · gl circunscrición (district represented by one or more elected officials) · hi चुनाव क्षेत्र (district represented by one or more elected officials) · is kjördæmi (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ko 선거구 (district represented by one or more elected officials) · pt círculo eleitoral (district represented by one or more elected officials) · hu választókerület (district represented by one or more elected officials) · id daerah pemilihan (district represented by one or more elected officials) · th เขตเลือกตั้ง (district represented by one or more elected officials) · ka საარჩევნო ოლქი (district represented by one or more elected officials) · cmn 選區 /选区 (district represented by one or more elected officials)