constituency

[ kuh n-stich-oo-uh n-see ]

/ kənˈstɪtʃ u ən si /

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.

Origin of constituency

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

Public unions have also created conflict with racial minorities, another core Democratic Party constituency.

How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats |Daniel DiSalvo |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As an election tactic, it was a Hail-Mary move: a half-hour address by an aging actor of no political standing or constituency.

Remembering Reagan’s Defining Speech |Stuart Stevens |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The constituency most clamoring for executive action has already shown they expect little and will settle for nothing.

Why Obama Won't Act on Immigration |Ruben Navarrette Jr. |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Why are right-wingers on both sides of the pond so keen to court this constituency?

The New Right-Wing Idol: Working Moms |Tim Teeman |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The exercise also resulted in a renewed effort to reach out to evangelical Christians, a core Republican constituency.

How AIPAC Botched Its Biggest Fight in Years |Eli Lake |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I see a great concentration of forces throughout the constituency.

Liberalism and the Social Problem |Winston Spencer Churchill
A representative should vote according to the opinions of his constituency.

Public Speaking |Clarence Stratton
The parliamentary boroughs of Leamington and Warwick were joined into one constituency in 1885, returning one member.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 |Various
He was not in himself a likely man to appeal to that constituency.

John Redmond's Last Years |Stephen Gwynn
The statesman acts in part as an intermediary between the experts and his constituency.

A Preface to Politics |Walter Lippmann

constituency

/ (kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ) /

the whole body of voters who elect one representative to a legislature or all the residents represented by one deputy