CONSTITUENCY


Meaning of CONSTITUENCY in English

kənzˈtichəwənsē, -nˈst-, -si noun

( -es )

1.

a. : a body of citizens or voters that is entitled to elect a representative to a legislative or other public body

b. : the residents in an electoral district

c. : an electoral district

2. : a group or body that patronizes, supports, or offers representation : body of supporters

there was no constituency of millionaires to back him

3. : the constituents of a linguistic construction or a compound

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.