/kən'stɪtjʊənsɪ; kən`stɪtʃuənsɪ/
n [CGp]
(a) (body of voters living in a) district having its own elected representative in parliament 选区; 选区的选民.
(b) group of people with the same interests that one can turn to for support （一批有共同利益的）支持者, 拥护者, 追随者
*Mr Jones has a natural constituency among steel workers. 琼斯先生在钢铁工人中自有一批人拥护.

npluralconstituencies[C]
BrE an area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament
　a rural constituency
　constituency boundaries
　He represents the Essex constituency of Epping Forest.
[also + plural verb British English]
the people who live and vote in a particular area
any group that supports or is likely to support a politician or a political party
　The trade unions were no longer the constituency of the Labour Party alone.