Phrase guide

electoral district

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A district represented by one or more elected officials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • When comparing voting systems, it is important to know how many representatives are elected from each electoral district.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: constituency, district, division, electorate, riding, ward, congressional district

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: hautesbarruti — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Catalan: circumscripció electoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Catalan: districte electoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 選區 /选区 (xuǎnqū) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Crimean Tatar: saylav çevresi — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Czech: volební okrsek — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Czech: volební obvod — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Danish: valgkreds — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Dutch: kieskring — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Dutch: kiesdistrict — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Esperanto: elektodistrikto — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Estonian: valimisringkond — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Faroese: valdømi — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Finnish: vaalipiiri — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • French: circonscription — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Galician: circunscrición electoral — 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
  • Hebrew: מחוז בחירה (mekhoz bkhira) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Hungarian: választókerület — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Indonesian: daerah pemilihan — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Indonesian: dapil — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Italian: circoscrizione elettorale — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Italian: collegio elettorale — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Italian: distretto elettorale — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Japanese: 選挙区 (senkyoku) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Macedonian: и́зборна еди́ница (ízborna edínica) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Malay: kawasan pilihan raya — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Malay: kawasan undi — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Malay: daerah pengundi — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Māori: rohe pōti — 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: circunscrição eleitoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Portuguese: círculo eleitoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Romanian: district electoral — 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
  • Scots: consteetuency — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Spanish: circunscripción electoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Spanish: distrito electoral — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Swedish: valkrets — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Swedish: valdistrikt (subarea of a valkrets) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Telugu: నియోజకవర్గం (niyōjakavargaṁ) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Ukrainian: вибо́рчий о́круг (vybórčyj ókruh) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Urdu: حلقہ (halqa) — district represented by one or more elected officials
  • Urdu: حَلْقَہ اِنْتِخاب (halqa intixāb) — district represented by one or more elected officials