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constituency

[ kuhn-stich-oo-uhn-see ]

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noun

plural constituencies.

a body of constituents; the voters or residents in a district represented by an elective officer.
the district itself.
any body of supporters, customers, etc.; clientele.

constituency

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noun

the whole body of voters who elect one representative to a legislature or all the residents represented by one deputy
1. a district that sends one representative to a legislature
2. ( as modifier )
  constituency organization

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Word History and Origins

Origin of constituency¹

First recorded in 1825–35; constitu(ent) + -ency

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On Monday, the daughter of a Conservative MP who was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery said the rap group should apologise.

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The daughter of an MP who was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery has said rap group Kneecap should apologise over comments where they allegedly called for MPs to be killed.

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The Mail on Sunday asked Sturgeon for her reaction to the Supreme Court ruling at a constituency event on Saturday.

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The constituency combines the industrial town of Runcorn, sitting on the banks of the River Mersey, with a more rural area stretching south towards Chester.

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Reform failed to win any Senedd members at the last vote in 2021, but came second in 13 Welsh constituencies at the general election last summer.

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