Definition of "constituency" []

• The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official. (noun)
• The district so represented. (noun)
• A group of supporters or patrons. (noun)
• A group served by an organization or institution; a clientele: The magazine changed its format to appeal to a broader constituency. (noun)

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• "The real vote he will have to explain to his constituency is the vote of confidence for the Kenyan/Indonesian in the WH. rob, austin tx"
• "I'm glad he clearly understands who his constituency is here."
• "How sad that politicians can only think about themselves as if being the representative of a constituency is their paycheck versus the job they signed on to ... where, btw, the state voted 61% to select Obama as the Democratic nominee."