Meaning constituency
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  the electoral division or area, or the people in it, which a member of Parliament represents
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the body of voters who elect a representative for their area Each posited that the blue-collar Democratic constituency rooted in the New Deal had grown increasingly conservative, alienated from “big g [..]
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1 a district that elects its own representative to state or federal government Unemployment is high in her constituency.2the people who live in and vote in a particular district constituency opinion3a [..]
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"body of constituents," 1806, from constituent + -cy.
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Political district within Great Britain. Each constituency has its own MP in the House, that is supposed to represent the constituency's interest in politics and government.
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the electoral division or area, or the people in it, which a member of Parliament represents
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the body of voters who elect a representative for their area A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business& [..]
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n. The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
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A electoral district with a body of electors who vote for a representative in an elected assembly.
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All of the voters in a particular district.
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The area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons (also known as a riding or electoral district).
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The geographical unit which elects a single MP. There will be 646 in the UK after the election.
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The persons represented by a library or library system when it seeks funding for daily operations, new programs, and capital improvements and when it lobbies for legislation favorable to its interests [..]
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See electorate.
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The people a government official represents make up his or her constituency. The term sometimes is used to refer only to those individuals who voted to elect the official. The president’s constituency comprises all Americans; a mayor’s constituency comprises the people who reside in the town or city.
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See Electoral district
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See Electoral District.
Source: elections.bc.ca (offline)

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All the people, especially the voters, who are served by a particular elected official, especially the constituents of a legislator.
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A geographic area defined and named by the Representation Commission to elect a general electorate MP or a Maori electorate MP. More commonly called an electorate in New Zealand.
Source: elections.org.nz (offline)

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A geographical region of the UK which is represented by a Member of Parliament. There are 645 constituencies, the boundaries of which were first introduced in 1944 under the House of Commons Act.
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pl: -cies 1 : a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive office) 2 : the residents in an electoral district 3 : an electoral district
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Electoral boundaries defined by population and rural or urban location. There are 103 constituencies in Ontario (sometimes referred to informally as "ridings") with a member elected from each one. See electoral district.
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A constituency is the geographical area that an MP represents. Before
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An electoral area which elects a single MSP using the first-past-the-post system.
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A geographical area represented by a member of the House of Commons; often called a riding or constituency. [EC] [See also “Electoral district”]
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This term is often used interchangeably with riding to refer to an electoral district of a parliament.  It can also refer to the audience, interested public, or interest group which is the concern of a particular member of parliament.
Source: democracy.arts.ubc.ca (offline)

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Group affected or served by the FAST project; for example, students, alumni, employees, faculty and administrative staffs.
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See: electoral district
Source: parliament.gov.gy

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(n) the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
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(UK) A district represented by one or more elected officials. ''John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.'' *en|electoral district,Canada *en|electorate
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