constituencyn.

/kənˈstɪtjuːənsi/

Etymology: < constituent adj. and n.: see -ency suffix, and compare regency, etc.

a. A body of constituents, the body of voters who elect a representative member of a legislative or other public body; in looser use, the whole body of residents in the district or place represented by such a member, or the place or district itself considered in reference to its representation.

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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > constituency

constituent1772

constituency1831

polling district1831

electorate1866

1831 T. B. Macaulay Lett. 30 May, I happened..to say that I wished that it had been possible to form a few commercial constituencies, if the word constituency were admissible. ‘I am glad you put that in,’ said [Lady Holland]..‘It is an odious word.’

1831 Ann. Reg. 11 The new constituency being thus formed, the remaining part of the ministerial plan regarded the actual election.

1836 Penny Cycl. V. 207 Changes introduced into the local constituencies by the Municipal Reform Act.

1884 Gladstone in Times 29 Feb. I am familiar with the case of a county where the nonresident voters are one-fourth part of the constituency.

b. transferred. A body of supporters, customers, subscribers, etc.; = clientele n. 2 (colloquial).

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1893 N.E.D. at Constituency Mod. Now that the paper is reduced in price, it appeals to a larger constituency.

Draft additions July 2011

Constituency Labour Party n. (also with lower-case initial in the first or third element) British Politics a local branch of the British Labour Party comprising members residing within a particular parliamentary constituency; abbreviated CLP.Frequently in the names of such parties.

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1922 Scotsman 27 Apr. 2/2 The National Labour party reserves the right to recall any member of the Parlimentary Labour party upon the constituency Labour party proving..that he had acted in Parliament..to the detriment of the interests of Labour.

1977 in M. Minogue Local Govt. in Brit. 158 The Local Government Election Policy of the party shall be determined by the Central Labour Party, Constituency Labour Party or Local Labour Party, as the case may be.

1995 New Statesman 13 Jan. 10/1 According to Alistair Lang, chair of the constituency Labour Party, the SNP victory in the Bonhill East ward was affected by Tory tactical voting.

2010 Morning Star (Nexis) 26 Oct. Holborn & St Pancras Constituency Labour Party (currently the country's largest CLP).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	constituency
释义	constituencyn. /kənˈstɪtjuːənsi/ Etymology: < constituent adj. and n.: see -ency suffix, and compare regency, etc. a. A body of constituents, the body of voters who elect a representative member of a legislative or other public body; in looser use, the whole body of residents in the district or place represented by such a member, or the place or district itself considered in reference to its representation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > constituency constituent1772 constituency1831 polling district1831 electorate1866 1831 T. B. Macaulay Lett. 30 May, I happened..to say that I wished that it had been possible to form a few commercial constituencies, if the word constituency were admissible. ‘I am glad you put that in,’ said [Lady Holland]..‘It is an odious word.’ 1831 Ann. Reg. 11 The new constituency being thus formed, the remaining part of the ministerial plan regarded the actual election. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 207 Changes introduced into the local constituencies by the Municipal Reform Act. 1884 Gladstone in Times 29 Feb. I am familiar with the case of a county where the nonresident voters are one-fourth part of the constituency. b. transferred. A body of supporters, customers, subscribers, etc.; = clientele n. 2 (colloquial). ΚΠ 1893 N.E.D. at Constituency Mod. Now that the paper is reduced in price, it appeals to a larger constituency. Draft additions July 2011 Constituency Labour Party n. (also with lower-case initial in the first or third element) British Politics a local branch of the British Labour Party comprising members residing within a particular parliamentary constituency; abbreviated CLP.Frequently in the names of such parties. ΚΠ 1922 Scotsman 27 Apr. 2/2 The National Labour party reserves the right to recall any member of the Parlimentary Labour party upon the constituency Labour party proving..that he had acted in Parliament..to the detriment of the interests of Labour. 1977 in M. Minogue Local Govt. in Brit. 158 The Local Government Election Policy of the party shall be determined by the Central Labour Party, Constituency Labour Party or Local Labour Party, as the case may be. 1995 New Statesman 13 Jan. 10/1 According to Alistair Lang, chair of the constituency Labour Party, the SNP victory in the Bonhill East ward was affected by Tory tactical voting. 2010 Morning Star (Nexis) 26 Oct. Holborn & St Pancras Constituency Labour Party (currently the country's largest CLP). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1831
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