constituency

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The feeling of a constituency is the feeling of a dominant party, and that feeling is elicited, stimulated, sometimes even manufactured by the local political agent.

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  1. noun The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official.
  2. noun The district so represented.
  3. noun A group of supporters or patrons.
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  • But the place of his most frequent and prolonged abode in his constituency was the Speech House, built in the very heart of the woodland, remote from any town, yet at a centre of the communal life; for outside it, on a wide space of sward, the Forest miners held their yearly meeting, their 'speech-day.' —  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Vol. 2
  • The Trade Center bombers didn't worry about offending their constituency--their constituency was outside this world. —  Omni: November 1994
  • We had our voting addresses changed last year, and are glad that it was well in time for the change to take effect, especially since our seats in our constituency are the HOT ones contested. —  Giddy Tigers
  • Conroy believes the constituency is already too big and it's already hard to get around. —  Kootenay Rockies - News
  • How Mayawati can reach out to this constituency is a big problem. —  Kafila
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