constituency
A district represented by one or more elected officials.
Example
“John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.”
Other meanings
The voters within such a district.
The residents of such a district.
Related words
- nonconstituency
- subconstituency
- core constituency
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “constituency” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.