Constituency
noun
The area or group of people that a politician represents in a political assembly.
He's meeting with his constituency to discuss the new policy changes.
Often appears as...
- serve a constituency
- represent a constituency
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Political
noun
A group of people with shared interests or values within a larger group.
The company is trying to understand its customer constituency.
Often appears as...
- customer constituency
- business constituency
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Business
noun
The residents in an area who vote for an office.
The constituency decided against the proposed law.
Often appears as...
- represent a constituency
- gaining the constituency
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Political
noun
The area or group of people that a politician represents in a political assembly.
He's meeting with his constituency to discuss the new policy changes.
Often appears as...
- serve a constituency
- represent a constituency
Usage tips
Political
noun
A group of people with shared interests or values within a larger group.
The company is trying to understand its customer constituency.
Often appears as...
- customer constituency
- business constituency
Usage tips
Business
noun
The residents in an area who vote for an office.
The constituency decided against the proposed law.
Often appears as...
- represent a constituency
- gaining the constituency
Usage tips
Political
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Political Representation
Understand that 'constituency' can refer to people who vote for or support a politician, not just the region.
She thanked her constituency for their overwhelming support.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Area
'Constituency' also specifically means the actual physical area covered by a politician's mandate.
The new bridge will serve the entire constituency's transportation needs.
Pro Tip 3/3Civic Context
The word is mostly used in a democratic context where elections take place.
Our constituency is known for high voter turnout.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Representation
Understand that 'constituency' can refer to people who vote for or support a politician, not just the region.
She thanked her constituency for their overwhelming support.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Area
'Constituency' also specifically means the actual physical area covered by a politician's mandate.
The new bridge will serve the entire constituency's transportation needs.
Pro Tip 3/3Civic Context
The word is mostly used in a democratic context where elections take place.
Our constituency is known for high voter turnout.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Representation
Understand that 'constituency' can refer to people who vote for or support a politician, not just the region.
She thanked her constituency for their overwhelming support.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Area
'Constituency' also specifically means the actual physical area covered by a politician's mandate.
The new bridge will serve the entire constituency's transportation needs.
Pro Tip 3/3Civic Context
The word is mostly used in a democratic context where elections take place.
Our constituency is known for high voter turnout.
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Jeremy Gilley: One day...
I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness. And actually I could never raise awareness by myself, no matter what I'd achieved. So these guys were absolutely crucial. So he said yes,
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Bonus Episode: Bicycles,...
seen all those constituencies coming out for her and being present on the mall and having parties and having all these things so hopefully people are doing that in their homes but we do not see or i have not seen anything like that on the streets of dc well my daughter and i raised a glass to the first madame vice president and
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Jamie Drummond: Let's...
It's got to come from us, and I see this process of deciding democratically in a bottom-up fashion what the world wants to work on together as one vital means by which we can crowdsource the force to really build that constituency that's going to reinvigorate global governance
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Lessons from fashion's...
constituency that she is going to get copyright protection for fashion designs the retailers have kind of quashed this notion though I don't think the legislation is going anywhere because they realized is so hard to tell the difference between a pirated design and
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The climate change...
because they learned largely from someone they trusted if they get the risk and to ignore the risk is not conservative they are working to bring their constituencies along because they also see the opportunity it's a moment in history with opportunity to move from
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Jason McCue: Terrorism...
But what you realize, it's got an Achilles' heel. The brand has an Achilles' heel. We've mentioned the health, but it needs consumers to buy into it. The consumers it needs are the terrorist constituency. They're the people who buy into the brand, support them,
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The economic injustice...
And yet, as a movement that has to broaden its constituency, that has to grow, that has to reach out beyond our natural comfort zone, one of the challenges to the success of this movement, of getting rid of things like plastic and helping the economy shift,
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Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
and she has told her constituency that she is going to get copyright protection for fashion designs. The retailers have kind of quashed this notion though. I don't think the legislation is going anywhere, because they realized it is so hard
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How Is Your City...
And that's fine. That's life. But I have another constituency to whom I'm accountable, and that's one that is within my city, but reaches beyond my city boundaries. And that's the planet
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Pia Mancini: How to...
We said, "Look, here you have a platform that you can use to build a two-way conversation with your constituencies." And yes, we failed. We failed big time.
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Jeremy Gilley: One day...
I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness. And actually I could never raise awareness by myself, no matter what I'd achieved. So these guys were absolutely crucial. So he said yes,
Video examples
Bonus Episode: Bicycles,...
seen all those constituencies coming out for her and being present on the mall and having parties and having all these things so hopefully people are doing that in their homes but we do not see or i have not seen anything like that on the streets of dc well my daughter and i raised a glass to the first madame vice president and
Video examples
Jamie Drummond: Let's...
It's got to come from us, and I see this process of deciding democratically in a bottom-up fashion what the world wants to work on together as one vital means by which we can crowdsource the force to really build that constituency that's going to reinvigorate global governance
Video examples
Lessons from fashion's...
constituency that she is going to get copyright protection for fashion designs the retailers have kind of quashed this notion though I don't think the legislation is going anywhere because they realized is so hard to tell the difference between a pirated design and
Video examples
The climate change...
because they learned largely from someone they trusted if they get the risk and to ignore the risk is not conservative they are working to bring their constituencies along because they also see the opportunity it's a moment in history with opportunity to move from
Video examples
Jason McCue: Terrorism...
But what you realize, it's got an Achilles' heel. The brand has an Achilles' heel. We've mentioned the health, but it needs consumers to buy into it. The consumers it needs are the terrorist constituency. They're the people who buy into the brand, support them,
Video examples
The economic injustice...
And yet, as a movement that has to broaden its constituency, that has to grow, that has to reach out beyond our natural comfort zone, one of the challenges to the success of this movement, of getting rid of things like plastic and helping the economy shift,
Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
and she has told her constituency that she is going to get copyright protection for fashion designs. The retailers have kind of quashed this notion though. I don't think the legislation is going anywhere, because they realized it is so hard
Video examples
How Is Your City...
And that's fine. That's life. But I have another constituency to whom I'm accountable, and that's one that is within my city, but reaches beyond my city boundaries. And that's the planet
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Pia Mancini: How to...
We said, "Look, here you have a platform that you can use to build a two-way conversation with your constituencies." And yes, we failed. We failed big time.
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Johnny Isakson
American Politician
Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses... that's also the way you win over constituency.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Obama's primary constituency was financial institutions. They were the core of the funding for his campaign. They expect to be paid back. And they were. They were paid back by coming out richer and more powerful than they were before the crisis that they created.
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Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.
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Gautam Adani
Indian Businessman
From my experience in working with bureaucrats and politicians, if you are a credible business group, they will definitely help you. At the end of the day, they, too, want development of their constituency, state or country.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit.
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Jeremy Gilley
English Actor
I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness.
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Jim Crace
English Writer
I don't have a constituency, and I'm not autobiographical in any way. I write these deeply moral books in a country which would prefer irony to anything with a moral tone.
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Nicholas Soames
British Politician
I'm very lucky in my constituency. I have very grown up sensible members who don't agree with me, but we never have a quarrel. I absolutely respect their views.
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John Mackey
American Businessman
Profits are one of the most important goals of any successful business, and investors are one of the most important constituencies of public businesses.
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Robert Scheer
American Journalist
Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.
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Johnny Isakson
American Politician
Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses... that's also the way you win over constituency.
Quote examples
Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Obama's primary constituency was financial institutions. They were the core of the funding for his campaign. They expect to be paid back. And they were. They were paid back by coming out richer and more powerful than they were before the crisis that they created.
Quote examples
Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.
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Gautam Adani
Indian Businessman
From my experience in working with bureaucrats and politicians, if you are a credible business group, they will definitely help you. At the end of the day, they, too, want development of their constituency, state or country.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit.
Quote examples
Jeremy Gilley
English Actor
I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness.
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Jim Crace
English Writer
I don't have a constituency, and I'm not autobiographical in any way. I write these deeply moral books in a country which would prefer irony to anything with a moral tone.
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Nicholas Soames
British Politician
I'm very lucky in my constituency. I have very grown up sensible members who don't agree with me, but we never have a quarrel. I absolutely respect their views.
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John Mackey
American Businessman
Profits are one of the most important goals of any successful business, and investors are one of the most important constituencies of public businesses.
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Robert Scheer
American Journalist
Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.
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