constituency
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A particular constituency is a section of society that may give political support to a particular party or politician. (會(huì)支持某政黨或政客的) 選民陣營
In Iowa, farmers are a powerful political constituency. 在愛荷華州，農(nóng)民是一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的政治選民陣營。
2. N-COUNT A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a legislature or government. 選區(qū)
Voters in 17 constituencies are going back to the polls today. 17個(gè)選區(qū)的投票人今天會(huì)回到那些投票站去。
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constituency /k?n?st?tj??ns?/ (constituencies)
劍橋詞典
- one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature
- The constituency fell to Labour at the last election , after ten years of Conservative rule .
- The marginal Tory constituency was held by 2200 votes in 1992.
- She is popular in her constituency. 返回 constituency
選區(qū)
a rural /urban constituency 鄉(xiāng)村／城市選區(qū)
[ 指稱集體行動(dòng)的一群人的名詞作為單數(shù)使用時(shí)，在英式英語中，該名詞后面可以使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)或者復(fù)數(shù)在美式英語中，使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)更好 ]
the people who live and can vote in a particular area
選區(qū)的選民
He angered his constituency by voting against the bill . 他投票反對議案，激怒了他的選區(qū)選民。
[ 指稱集體行動(dòng)的一群人的名詞作為單數(shù)使用時(shí)，在英式英語中，該名詞后面可以使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)或者復(fù)數(shù)在美式英語中，使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)更好 ]
a group of people who support , or are likely to support , a particular person , product , suggestion , etc.
（統(tǒng)稱）支持者
There is a large constituency in favour of income-tax reductions . 支持降低收入稅的人數(shù)量眾多。
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