constituency

plural constituencies

1. governmentA district represented by one or more elected officials.

   John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.

   3 more examples

   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, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2016

   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 Tories picked off all of the party’s Cumbrian constituencies between 2010 and 2019.

   2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026

   Synonyms: division, electoral district, electorate, precinct, riding

2. collectiveThe voters within an electoral district.

   Synonyms: electorate

3. collectiveThe residents of an electoral district.
4. collectiveThe voters of a candidate.

   people outside his usual constituency of young married couples

5. collectiveAn interest group or fan base.