"functional constituency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: functional constituencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} functional constituency (plural functional constituencies)
  1. (Hong Kong, Macau, politics) A type of non-geographical electoral constituency in which the constituents are defined by their professional occupation. Tags: Hong-Kong, Macau Categories (topical): Politics Translations (electoral constituency based on occupation): 功能界別 (Chinese Cantonese), 功能界别 (gung¹ nang⁴ gaai³ bit⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 功能界別 (Chinese Mandarin), 功能界别 (gōngnéng jièbié) (Chinese Mandarin)

Inflected forms

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