constituency
pronunciation
UK [kənˈstɪtjuənsi]
US [kənˈstɪtʃuənsi]
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- n.
- (选举国会议员的)选区
- 选区的全体选民
- (政客或政党的)支持者
- 赞助者
Word Origin
constituency 选区
来自constitute, 构成。
Example
- 1. The constituency also includes moorland and some prosperous villages .
- 该选区还包括一些荒地和富裕村庄。
- 2. This arrangement will discourage hard work on a constituency 's behalf .
- 这样的安排会打击为选区人们努力工作的议员们。
- 3. The ruling labor party has held this constituency for 106 years .
- 在过去的106年里,执政的工党一直掌握着这个选区。
- 4. They are on holiday , in their constituency , busy doing other things .
- 他们或者去度假,或者在他们的选区中做着其他的事情。
- 5. The constituency system allows some countries to punch above their weight in voting power .
- 选区制度使一些国家可以拥有超过自己国家份额的投票权。
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