"constituency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/, /kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-constituency.wav Forms: constituencies [plural]
Etymology: From constituent + -ency. Etymology templates: {{af|en|constituent|-ency}} constituent + -ency Head templates: {{en-noun}} constituency (plural constituencies)
  1. (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: division [Australia], electoral district, electorate [New-Zealand], precinct, riding [Canada] Translations (district represented by one or more elected officials): вы́барчая акру́га (výbarčaja akrúha) [feminine] (Belarusian), မဲဆန္ဒနယ် (mai:hcanda.nai) (Burmese), circumscripció [feminine] (Catalan), 選區 (Chinese Mandarin), 选区 (xuǎnqū) (Chinese Mandarin), valgkreds [common-gender] (Danish), kiesdistrict [neuter] (Dutch), vaalipiiri (Finnish), circonscription électorale [feminine] (French), circonscription [feminine] (French), circunscrición [feminine] (Galician), საარჩევნო ოლქი (saarčevno olki) (Georgian), Wahlkreis [masculine] (German), εκλογική περιφέρεια (eklogikí periféreia) [feminine] (Greek), निर्वाचन क्षेत्र (nirvācan kṣetra) [masculine] (Hindi), चुनाव क्षेत्र (cunāv kṣetra) [masculine] (Hindi), választókerület (Hungarian), kjördæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), daerah pemilihan (Indonesian), circoscrizione [feminine] (Italian), 選挙区 (senkyoku) (alt: せんきょく) (Japanese), 선거구 (seon'geogu) (alt: 選擧區) (Korean), valgkrets [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), valgdistrikt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), okręg wyborczy [masculine] (Polish), círculo eleitoral [masculine] (Portuguese), distrito eleitoral [masculine] (Portuguese), circumscripție electorală [feminine] (Romanian), избира́тельный о́круг (izbirátelʹnyj ókrug) [masculine] (Russian), circunscripción (Spanish), valkrets [common-gender] (Swedish), вибо́рчий о́круг (vybórčyj ókruh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), حَلْقَہ (halqa) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-constituency-en-noun-zauAEVcL Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'district represented by one or more elected officials': 66 14 13 3 4
  2. (collective) The voters within such a district. Tags: collective Synonyms: electorate
    Sense id: en-constituency-en-noun-DDGREACt
  3. (collective) The residents of such a district. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-constituency-en-noun-p4-QJY4y
  4. (collective) The voters of a candidate. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-constituency-en-noun-WLdZZ1oB
  5. An interest group or fan base.
    Sense id: en-constituency-en-noun-YretqMcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ency, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 13 15 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ency: 19 14 13 15 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 10 8 10 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 16 8 16 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 14 13 15 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 12 13 13 17 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 12 12 11 24 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 9 8 12 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 13 13 14 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 11 11 15 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 13 13 14 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 13 12 20 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 13 13 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 13 13 18 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 13 13 13 14 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 12 11 24 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 13 12 21 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 12 12 13 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 11 11 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 13 13 14 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 11 11 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 13 13 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 13 12 20 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 12 12 13 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 13 12 14 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 11 11 15 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 12 13 13 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 13 13 13 12 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: functional constituency [Hong-Kong, Macau], group representation constituency [Singapore] Derived forms: core constituency, nonconstituency, subconstituency Related terms: constituent, constitute, constitution, constitutional, constitutive

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25:",
          "text": "This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a \"clear-cut sackable offence\".",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
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    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
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      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Macau"
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25:",
          "text": "This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a \"clear-cut sackable offence\".",
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        "A district represented by one or more elected officials."
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          "tags": [
            "Australia"
          ],
          "word": "division"
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        {
          "word": "electoral district"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "New-Zealand"
          ],
          "word": "electorate"
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        {
          "word": "precinct"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Canada"
          ],
          "word": "riding"
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        "government",
        "politics"
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        "The voters within such a district."
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        "(collective) The voters within such a district."
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        "The residents of such a district."
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        "(collective) The residents of such a district."
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        "collective"
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        "The voters of a candidate."
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        "(collective) The voters of a candidate."
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          "interest group"
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          "fan base",
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      "ipa": "/kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výbarčaja akrúha",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́барчая акру́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "mai:hcanda.nai",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "မဲဆန္ဒနယ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circumscripció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "選區"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnqū",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "选区"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "valgkreds"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kiesdistrict"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "vaalipiiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circonscription électorale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circonscription"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circunscrición"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saarčevno olki",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "საარჩევნო ოლქი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wahlkreis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eklogikí periféreia",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εκλογική περιφέρεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nirvācan kṣetra",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "निर्वाचन क्षेत्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "cunāv kṣetra",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "चुनाव क्षेत्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "választókerület"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kjördæmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "daerah pemilihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circoscrizione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せんきょく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "senkyoku",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "選挙区"
    },
    {
      "alt": "選擧區",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seon'geogu",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "선거구"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valgkrets"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "valgdistrikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "okręg wyborczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "círculo eleitoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "distrito eleitoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circumscripție electorală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izbirátelʹnyj ókrug",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "избира́тельный о́круг"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "word": "circunscripción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "valkrets"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vybórčyj ókruh",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вибо́рчий о́круг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "halqa",
      "sense": "district represented by one or more elected officials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حَلْقَہ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "constituency"
}

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