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con·stit·u·en·cy
(kən-stĭch′o͞o-ən-sē)n. pl. con·stit·u·en·cies
1.
a. The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official.
b. The district so represented.
2.
a. A group of supporters or patrons.
b. A group served by an organization or institution; a clientele: The magazine changed its format to appeal to a broader constituency.
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constituency
(kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ)n, pl -cies
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the whole body of voters who elect one representative to a legislature or all the residents represented by one deputy
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a district that sends one representative to a legislature
b. (as modifier): constituency organization.
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con•stit•u•en•cy
(kənˈstɪtʃ u ən si)n., pl. -cies.
1. a body of constituents; the voters or residents in a district represented by an elective officer.
2. the district itself.
3. clientele.
[1825–35]
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Constituency
the body of voters represented by a legislator or elected official; the constituents, 1831.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
constituency
The group of voters that an elected legislator represents, or the district where they live.
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Noun 1. constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
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Translations
دَائِرَة اِنْتِخَابِيَّة مَجْموع ناخِبين
volební obvodvoliči z jednoho volebního obvoduvoličstvo
valgkreds
vaalipiiri
מחוז בחירה
izborni okrug
választókerület
kjósendur; kjörkæmi
選挙区
선거구
valkrets
เขตเลือกตั้ง
seçim bölgesiseçmen bölgesi
khu vực bầu cử
constituency
[kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ]A. N (= district) → distrito m electoral, circunscripción f electoral ; (= people) → electorado m
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constituency
n (Pol) → Wahlkreis m
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constituency
[kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ] n (district) → collegio elettorale ; (people) → elettori mpl (del collegio)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
constituent
(kənˈstitjuənt) noun1. a necessary part. Hydrogen is a constituent of water. bestanddeel, samestellende deel مُكَوِّن، مُقَوِّم съставна част constituinte podstatná část, základní složka der Bestandteil bestanddel αναγκαίο συστατικό componente koostisosa تشکیل دهنده؛ بخش لازم tärkeä osa élément constitutif מרכיב अवयव, संघटक sastavni dio alkotórész unsur hluti; efnisþáttur elemento costituente 構成要素 구성물질 sudedamoji dalis sastāvdaļa unsur bestanddeel nødvendig bestanddel składnik انتخاب كوونكى: تشكيلوونكى: داساسى قانون جوړوونكى: تركيبوونكى constituinte (element) component составная часть základná zložka sestavina sastavni deo beståndsdel ส่วนประกอบที่สําคัญ bileşen, öge 成分,要素 складова частина لازمى جز thành phần 组分,要素
2. a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency. He deals with all his constituents' problems. kieser صاحِب حَق إشْتِراك في وَضع الدُّستور избирател eleitor volič der/die Wähler(in) vælger ψηφοφόρος elector valija رأی دهنده؛ موکل äänestäjä électeur/-trice מְכּונֶנֶת मतदाता birač, glasač választópolgár pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 選挙区民 선거구 rinkėjas vēlētājs pengundi kiezer velger wyborca رای ورکوونکي eleitor alegător избиратель volič, -ka volilec birač väljare ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้ง seçmen 選民 виборець راۓ دهنده cử tri một khu vực bầu cử 选民
adjectiveHe broke it down into its constituent parts. onderdeel أجْزاء مُقَوِّمه съставен constituinte základní einen Teil bildend del-; element-; komponent- συστατικός constitutivo, constituyente koostis- تشکیل دهنده rakenteellinen constitutif; constituant מרכיב अवयव sastavni alkotó unsur frumefni/-þáttur costituente 成分の 구성물질의 sudedamasis sastādošs; sastāv[] konstituen samenstellend som utgjør en del av et hele (bestanddel) składowy تشکیلونکی constituinte component; constitutiv составной základný sestaven sastavni bestånds- เป็นส่วนประกอบ oluşturan, bileştiren 組成的 складовий جزو تركيبى cấu thành 组成的
conˈstituency – plural conˈstituencies – noun the group of voters, or the area in which they live, represented by a member of parliament. kiesafdeling, kiesdistrik; kiesers مَجْموع ناخِبين избирателен район distrito eleitoral voličstvo, voliči z jednoho volebního obvodu die Wählerschaft, der Wahlkreis valgkreds εκλογική περιφέρεια circunscripción, distrito electoral valijaskond, valimisringkond رای دهنده گان؛ حوزۀ انتخاباتی vaalipiiri circonscription אֵזוֹר בְּחִירוֹת निर्वाचन क्षेत्र izborni okrug, glasači választókerület jumlah pemilih kjósendur; kjörkæmi collegio elettorale 選挙区 (民) 유권자, 선거구 rinkimų apygarda, rinkėjai vēlētāji; vēlēšanu apgabals kawasan pengundian kiesdistrict valgkrets okręg wyborczy د انتخاباتی حوزی círculo eleitoral circumscripţie electorală избирательный округ voliči; volebný volilno okrožje birači izbornog okruga valkrets ผู้ที่มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งในเขตเลือกตั้ง seçim bölgesi 選區,選區內的全體選民 виборчий округ حلقۂ انتخاب، حلقۂ انتخاب كے باشندے khu vực bầu cử 选区,选区的全体选民
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→ دَائِرَة اِنْتِخَابِيَّة volební obvod valgkreds Wahlbezirk εκλογική περιφέρεια circunscripción electoral vaalipiiri circonscription izborni okrug circoscrizione elettorale 選挙区 선거구 kiesdistrict valgkrets okręg wyborczy eleitorado электорат valkrets เขตเลือกตั้ง seçmen bölgesi khu vực bầu cử 选区Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009