- 1(especially British English) [countable] a district that elects its own representative to parliament Unemployment is high in her constituency. He owns a house in his Darlington constituency. Wordfinderdemocracycandidate, constituency, contest, democracy, election, majority, manifesto, poll, referendum, swing vote Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveimportant, key, home, … verb + constituencyrepresent constituency + nounboundaries, MP prepositionin a/the constituency See full entry
- 2[countable + singular or plural verb] the people who live in and vote in a particular district constituency opinion
- 3[countable + singular or plural verb] a particular group of people in society who are likely to support a person, an idea or a product There is a strong constituency of support for his proposal. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivebroad, wider, core, … verb + constituencyappeal to, represent, build, … prepositionin a/the constituency See full entry
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BrE BrE//kənˈstɪtjuənsi//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈstɪtʃuənsi//
(pl. constituencies)Check pronunciation: constituency
