constituency

(kən-stĭch'ū-ən-sē)
n., pl., -cies.

1. 1. The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official.
   2. The district so represented.
2. 1. A group of supporters or patrons.
   2. A group served by an organization or institution; a clientele: The magazine changed its format to appeal to a broader constituency.

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Area whose electorate returns a representative to a national parliament. There are 659 in the United Kingdom, their number and dimensions continually subject to reform under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act. The functional equivalent is a ‘district’ in (for instance) the United States, and a ‘riding’ in Canada. ‘Constituency’ may be taken to mean more broadly the support which a politician appeals to or seeks. (See also apportionment.)

— Jonathan Bradbury

For a list of words related to constituency, see:

• Elections and Campaigns - constituency: defined electoral district

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Common misspelling(s) of constituency

• consituency

Dansk (Danish)
n. - vælgere, valgkreds, kundekreds

Nederlands (Dutch)
kiesdistrict, achterban, clientèle

Français (French)
n. - (Pol) circonscription électorale, électeurs, (US, Pol) groupe de supporters

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wählerschaft, Wahlkreis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στενή) εκλογική περιφέρεια

Italiano (Italian)
corpo elettorale, elettorato, circoscrizione elettorale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - eleitorado (m), clientela (f) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
избиратели, избирательный округ

Español (Spanish)
n. - electorado, colegio electora, distrito electoral

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - valkrets, valmanskår, stödjande grupp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
选民, 读者, 顾客

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 選民, 讀者, 顧客

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유권자, 단골, 후원자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 選挙権者, 後援者, 顧客, 選挙区

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دائرة انتخابيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחוז בחירות, ציבור הבוחרים‬

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