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A district represented by one or more elected officials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
Examples
John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: division, electoral district, electorate, precinct, riding
Antonyms: none provided
The voters within such a district.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electorate
Antonyms: none provided
The residents of such a district.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The voters of a candidate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An interest group or fan base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
From constituent + -ency.
Across languages
Translations 35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Assamese :
সমষ্টি
(xomosti)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Belarusian :
вы́барчая акру́га
(výbarčaja akrúha)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Burmese :
မဲဆန္ဒနယ်
(mai:hcanda.nai)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Catalan :
circumscripció
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Chinese Mandarin :
選區 /选区
(xuǎnqū)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Danish :
valgkreds
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Dutch :
kiesdistrict
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Finnish :
vaalipiiri
— district represented by one or more elected officials
French :
circonscription électorale
— district represented by one or more elected officials
French :
circonscription
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Galician :
circunscrición
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Georgian :
საარჩევნო ოლქი
(saarčevno olki)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
German :
Wahlkreis
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Greek :
εκλογική περιφέρεια
(eklogikí periféreia)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Hindi :
निर्वाचन क्षेत्र
(nirvācan kṣetra)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Hindi :
चुनाव क्षेत्र
(cunāv kṣetra)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Hungarian :
választókerület
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Icelandic :
kjördæmi
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Indonesian :
daerah pemilihan
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Italian :
circoscrizione
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Japanese :
選挙区
(senkyoku)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Korean :
선거구
(seon'geogu)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Norwegian Bokmål :
valgkrets
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Norwegian Bokmål :
valgdistrikt
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Polish :
okręg wyborczy
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Portuguese :
círculo eleitoral
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Portuguese :
distrito eleitoral
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Romanian :
circumscripție electorală
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Russian :
избира́тельный о́круг
(izbirátelʹnyj ókrug)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Spanish :
circunscripción
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Spanish :
constituyencia
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Swedish :
valkrets
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Tamil :
தொகுதி
(tokuti)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Ukrainian :
вибо́рчий о́круг
(vybórčyj ókruh)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
Urdu :
حَلْقَہ
(halqa)
— district represented by one or more elected officials
