1 (especially BrE) district that elects a political representative選區ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSTITUENCY | CONSTITUENCY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤important, key重要的/關鍵的選區▸➤home, local原選區;地方選區▸➤marginal (BrE) (勝負難料的)邊緣選區◇The Tories are concentrating their campaign in the key marginal constituencies.保守黨正把他們的競選活動集中在關鍵的邊緣選區。➤target目標選區▸➤electoral, parliamentary, senatorial (NAmE) 選區;議會選區;參議院選區▸➤inner-city, urban舊城區/城市選區▸➤suburban城郊選區▸➤county, rural郡選區;鄉村選區VERB + CONSTITUENCY➤represent代表選區◇He represents a constituency in the north of England.他代表英格蘭北部的一個選區。CONSTITUENCY + NOUN➤boundaries選區分界▸➤MP (BrE) 選區議員PREPOSITION➤in a/the constituency在選區內◇the people in this constituency這一選區的民眾constituency
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2group in society社會團體ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSTITUENCY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤broad, wider廣泛的/更大批的支持者▸➤core, key, natural, traditional核心/關鍵/固有/傳統支持者◇These people are the party's natural constituency.這些人是該黨的固有支持者。➤important, powerful (especially NAmE) 重要的/強大的支持者▸➤domestic, political, religious (especially NAmE) 國內的/政治上的/宗教方面的支持者▸➤Democratic, Republican, etc. (NAmE) 民主黨、共和黨等支持者◇African-American voters are a key Democratic constituency.非洲裔選民是美國民主黨關鍵的支持者。VERB + CONSTITUENCY➤appeal to, represent爭取/代表支持者◇The party needs to appeal to a broader constituency.該政黨需要爭取更廣泛的選民支持。➤build, create (both especially NAmE) 發展支持者▸➤alienate (especially NAmE) 疏遠支持者◇This position risks alienating an important constituency.這一立場存在疏遠重要支持者的風險。PREPOSITION➤in a/the constituency在支持者中