constituency /kənˈstɪtʃəwənsi/ noun plural constituencies
plural constituencies
Learner's definition of CONSTITUENCY
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: a group of people who support or who are likely to support a politician or political party(政治人物或政党的一批)支持者,拥护者 -
the governor's conservative/liberal constituency州长的保守党/自由党拥护者
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the party's core constituencies这个政党的主要支持者
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Analysts say she has a good chance of being elected because she appeals to a broad constituency. [=many different kinds of people like her and will vote for her]分析家们表示,她有众多拥护者,所以胜选的可能性很大。
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a : the people who live and vote in an area选区的选民 b British : a voting area : a district with an elected representative选区 3
: a group of people who support, are served by, or are represented by an organization, business, etc.(组织、公司等的一批)支持者,赞助者,顾客