CONSTITUENCY


Meaning of CONSTITUENCY in English

/ kənˈstɪtjuənsi; NAmE -tʃu-/ ( pl. -ies ) noun ( especially BrE )

1.

[ C ] a district that elects its own representative to parliament :

Unemployment is high in her constituency.

He owns a house in his Darlington constituency.

2.

[ C +sing./pl. v . ] the people who live in and vote in a particular district :

constituency opinion

3.

[ C +sing./pl. v . ] a particular group of people in society who are likely to support a person, an idea or a product

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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.