noun
1 ( BrE ) commercial area where cars cannot go
ADJECTIVE
▪ shopping
▪
the £1.3-million redevelopment of the shopping ~
▪ pedestrian
▪ town-centre
2 ( AmE ) police district; a police station
ADJECTIVE
▪ police
▪
He was handcuffed and taken down to the police ~.
▪ 17th , 102nd , etc.
▪ local
▪
I went down to my local ~ to make a report.
PRECINCT + NOUN
▪ house
▪
He wrote yesterday from a police ~ house in New Orleans.
▪ commander
▪
The former Queens ~ commander has slashed crime.
3 ( AmE ) part of a town or city for elections
ADJECTIVE
▪ key , targeted
▪
Campaigners walked door-to-door in targeted ~s.
▪ Democratic , Republican
▪ African-American , Hispanic , etc.
VERB + PRECINCT
▪ walk
▪
Did you walk your ~ on the day of the vote?
▪ target
▪
Republicans have targeted ~s throughout the country.
PRECINCT + NOUN
▪ caucus
▪
A number of issues will be discussed at the ~ caucus.
▪ captain , chairman , committeeman
▪
The ~ captains were able to round up 6 000 volunteers.
▪ returns
▪
The ~ returns show that the support received by both men was remarkable.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
You can register to vote in your ~ by showing proof of residence.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ level
▪
We're literally organizing leadership down to the ~ level.
4 area around a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ sacred
▪
the sacred ~ of Apollo
▪ inner , outer
▪ abbey , castle , palace , shrine , temple , etc.
VERB + PRECINCT
▪ enter
▪
It was forbidden to enter the temple ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The event was held in the ~s of the parish church.
▪ within ~
▪
He took up residence in chambers within the ~ of a monastery.