con‧sti‧tu‧en‧cy AC /kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/ noun (plural constituencies) [countable]

1. British English an area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament ⇒ seat:
a rural constituency
constituency boundaries
He represents the Essex constituency of Epping Forest.

2. [also + plural verb British English] the people who live and vote in a particular area

3. any group that supports or is likely to support a politician or a political party:
The trade unions were no longer the constituency of the Labour Party alone.

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constituency
noun
I. district that elects an MP
ADJ. important, key | local | marginal (= won or lost by only a small number of votes) The Tories are concentrating their campaign in the key marginal constituencies.
target | electoral, parliamentary | inner-city, urban | suburban | county, rural | multi-member, single-member Japan's electoral system of multi-member constituencies
VERB + CONSTITUENCY be elected for/to, represent She was elected to a rural constituency. He represents a constituency in the north of England.
CONSTITUENCY + NOUN boundaries | MP
PREP. in a/the ~ the people in this constituency

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constituency
II. group in society likely to support a particular party
ADJ. broad, wider | natural, traditional These people are Labour's natural constituency.
political, social
VERB + CONSTITUENCY appeal to The party needs to appeal to a broader constituency.
PREP. in a/the ~

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