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constituency

noun
 
🔊/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
🔊/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
(plural constituencies)
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  1.  
    (especially British English) [countable] a district that elects its own representative to parliament（选举议会议员的）选区
    • Unemployment is high in her constituency.她的选区的失业人数居高不下。🔊🔊
    • He owns a house in his Darlington constituency.他在自己的选区达灵顿拥有一座房子。🔊🔊
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • key
    • home
    • …
    verb + constituency
    • represent
    constituency + noun
    • boundaries
    • MP
    preposition
    • in a/​the constituency
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  2. [countable + singular or plural verb] the people who live in and vote in a particular district选区的选民
    • constituency opinion选区选民的意见
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  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（统称）支持者
    • There is a strong constituency of support for his proposal.他的提议得到了很多支持。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • wider
    • core
    • …
    verb + constituency
    • appeal to
    • represent
    • build
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the constituency
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