constituency

Universal Words (plural constituencies) noun 1 [C] (in Britain) a district that elects its own representative to parliament: Unemployment is high in her constituency. * He owns a house in his Darlington constituency. 2 [C+sing./pl.v.] (in Britain) the people who live in and vote in a particular district: constituency opinion 3 [C+sing./pl.v.] a particular group of people in society who are likely to support sb politically: the Labour party's traditional constituency among trade unions * There is a strong constituency of support for his proposal. \