constituencies
Representative's home turfs
Constituencies are groups of voters or supporters, especially those represented by an elected official.
A politician's constituency is the district they represent or, more broadly, the people whose interests they serve: The senator's rural constituency opposed the bill.
The word extends to any group with shared interests that an organization must satisfy: The university balances the constituencies of students, faculty, and donors.
Eligible voting body
- votersThose who cast ballots
- districtsDefined administrative regions
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
ridings · seats · swing · marginal · safe · battleground · gerrymandering · redistricting
Defined administrative regions
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- regionsDefined geographical areas
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
boroughs · parishes · counties · provinces · ridings · territories · boundaries · borders
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- representativesThose acting for others
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
- candidatesThose seeking selection
incumbents · opposition · party · coalition · mandate · caucus · whip · majority
People who back something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- membershipState of belonging
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- interestsWhat engages or benefits
groups · factions · blocs · demographics · grassroots · activists · advocates · lobbyists
electorate
Eligible voting body
- votersThose who cast ballots
- districtsDefined administrative regions
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
precincts · ridings · seats · swing · marginal · safe · battleground · gerrymandering · redistricting · boundaries
districts
Defined administrative regions
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- regionsDefined geographical areas
precincts · boroughs · parishes · counties · provinces · ridings · territories · boundaries · borders · localities
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- representativesThose acting for others
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
candidates · incumbents · opposition · party · coalition · mandate · caucus · whip · majority · minority
supporters
People who back something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- membershipState of belonging
- donorsPeople who give gifts
interests · groups · factions · blocs · demographics · grassroots · activists · advocates · lobbyists · unions
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
populace · public · grassroots · townhall · outreach · engagement · feedback · concerns · issues · needs
- Kuwait GovernmentNational Assembly, Crown Prince, defense ministry, foreign ministry, interior ministry
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- EU ElectionsEuropean Parliament, MEP, MEPs, ballot, ballots
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- ToriesConservative Party, Tory, Toryism, Thatcherism, Thatcherites
constituenciesnation
Sovereign political entity
general population · nationwide · aggregate · totality · at-large
constituenciesrepresentatives
Those acting for others
elected officials · legislators · congresspeople · government · officeholders
constituenciesopposition
Active resistance or dissent
adversaries · opponents · detractors · critics · rival factions
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