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'''Constituent''' or '''constituency''' may refer to: |
'''Constituent''' or '''constituency''' may refer to: |
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The people of an area or district who vote for their congressperson and are represented by him/her for the congressional period. |
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* Constituent, an individual [[citizen]] or [[voting|voter]] [[representative government|represented]] by a politician within an electoral district, state, community, or organization |
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* [[Advocacy group]] or constituency |
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*[[Constituent (politics)]], an individual voter within an electoral constituency that let the constitution appeal to people |
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* Constituent state (territory, country, etc.): an [[administrative division]] of a larger state |
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*entity forming part of a sovereign state: |
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**[[Constituent state]] |
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**[[Constituent country]] |
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*[[Constituency (administrative division)]], in Namibia and the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. |
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==In the physical sciences== |
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* [[Particle#Size|Particle]] is a small localized object to which can be ascribed several physical properties such as volume or mass. |
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==Other meanings== |
==Other meanings== |
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*[[Constituent (linguistics)]], a unit within a hierarchical structure |
* [[Constituent (linguistics)]], a word or a group of words that function as a single unit within a hierarchical structure |
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==See also== |
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* [[Ingredient]] |
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* [[Part (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Part (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 6 July 2024
Look up constituent or constituency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Constituent or constituency may refer to:
Politics
[edit]- An electoral district or constituency
- Constituent, an individual citizen or voter represented by a politician within an electoral district, state, community, or organization
- Advocacy group or constituency
- Constituent assembly
- Constituent state (territory, country, etc.): an administrative division of a larger state
Other meanings
[edit]- Constituent (linguistics), a word or a group of words that function as a single unit within a hierarchical structure
- Constituent quark, a current quark with a notional "covering"