'Constituency' definitions:
Definition of 'constituency'
(from WordNet)
noun
The body of voters who elect a representative for their area
Definition of 'Constituency'
From: GCIDE
- Constituency \Con*stit"u*en*cy\ (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]n*s[y^]), n.; pl. Constituencies (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]n*s[i^]z). A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'constituency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiliates,
- ambit,
- associates,
- bailiwick,
- body of affiliates,
- citizenry,
- commonwealth,
- community,
- constituents,
- cultural community,
- dwellers,
- electoral college,
- electorate,
- electors,
- folk,
- footing,
- general public,
- habitancy,
- inhabitants,
- linguistic community,
- members,
- membership,
- nation,
- orbit,
- people,
- people at large,
- populace,
- population,
- public,
- society,
- speech community,
- sphere of influence,
- stamping ground,
- territory,
- turf,
- vantage,
- whole people