constituency
noun /kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
(plural constituencies)
- (especially British English) [countable] a district that elects its own representative to parliament
- Unemployment is high in her constituency.
- He owns a house in his Darlington constituency.
WordfinderTopics Politicsc1- candidate
- constituency
- contest
- democracy
- election
- majority
- manifesto
- poll
- referendum
- swing vote
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- key
- home
- …
- represent
- boundaries
- MP
- in a/the constituency
- [countable + singular or plural verb] the people who live in and vote in a particular district
- constituency opinion
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a particular group of people in society who are likely to support a person, an idea or a product
- There is a strong constituency of support for his proposal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- wider
- core
- …
- appeal to
- represent
- build
- …
- in a/the constituency