Definitions for constituency
kənˈstɪtʃ u ən sicon·stituen·cy

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. constituencynoun

   the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

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1. constituencynoun

   A district represented by one or more elected officials.

   John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.

2. constituencynoun

   The voters within such a district.

3. constituencynoun

   An interest group or fan base.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Constituencynoun

   a body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district

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1. constituency

   An area defined in a form of unity government legislation which represents a specific form of unity government electoral area on a map.

   Political constituencies are vital in a democratic society and system.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020  

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1. • Body

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4777

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4730

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'constituency' in Nouns Frequency: #1493

How to pronounce constituency?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of constituency in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of constituency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of constituency in a Sentence

1. James Carville:

   The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.

2. David Bernstein:

   Bogren was a good sacrificial lamb for this campaign, because his nomination was the product of a compromise with the Democrats, so he didn't have a Republican senator or constituency to fight for him, it's a shame, though, that Josh Hawley demagogued the issue, not only attacking Bogren for vigorously representing a client, but for wildly misrepresenting the arguments Bogren made on behalf of his client to falsely make him look like an anti-Catholic bigot.

3. Thomas Dang:

   My parents are just very excited and very happy that I am going to be able to represent the constituency.

4. Fawaz Gerges:

   The Arab states, including Jordan -- after the incident with the pilot [burned to death by ISIS when his plane crashed in Syria] -- are laying low, iSIS doesn't just exist in Syria and Iraq -- it has major constituency supporters in almost all Arab countries, including Saudi, Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan. So they want to really minimize the risks.

5. Barack Obama:

   I just heard the news as I was coming out of the meeting here so it took me by surprise, and I took the time prior to this press conference to call John directly, john Boehner is a good man -- he is a patriot, he cares deeply about the House, an institution for which he has served for a long time, he cares about his constituency and he cares about America.

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