constituency

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 3.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A district represented by one or more elected officials.

   John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.

2. noun The voters within an electoral district.
3. noun The residents of an electoral district.
4. noun The voters of a candidate.

   people outside his usual constituency of young married couples

5. noun An interest group or fan base.

Similar words

elector election electoral voter region domain district jurisdiction shire clientele

Often followed by

of in and for to is was that which

Word family

constituencies constituent constituents constitute constituted constitutes constituting constitution constitutional constitutionally