单词 | constituency |
释义 | constituency (once / 1492 pages) n If you're an elected official, your constituency is the group of people whose interests you were elected to represent. A constituency can be described in general as the population living in a district, state, or region, but it can also be any smaller section of that population, such as individuals or small groups advocating for specific issues. Your "main constituency" usually refers to the people whose needs you feel most strongly about, or the people who are most loyal to you. WORD FAMILYconstituency: constituencies+/constituent: constituency, constituents/constitute: constituent, constituted, constitutes, constituting, constitution, constitutive, reconstitute/constituted: self-constituted/constitution: constitutional, constitutionalize, constitutions/constitutional: constitutionalise, constitutionalist, constitutionally, constitutionals, unconstitutional/constitutionalise: constitutionalising/constitutionalize: constitutionalized, constitutionalizing/constitutive: constitutively/reconstitute: reconstituted, reconstitutes, reconstituting/unconstitutional: unconstitutionally USAGE EXAMPLESAlthough most MPs backed Remain, a large majority of constituencies voted to Leave. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) These new potential voters will lean left of center and would be a key progressive constituency. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) "Erdington as a constituency is rich in talent and diversity, but is one of the poorest in the country," said the local MP, Jack Dromey. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) n the body of voters who elect a representative for their area Hyper body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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