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Constituency vs Zoning - What's the difference?

constituency | zoning |

As nouns the difference between constituency and zoning

is that constituency is (british) a district represented by one or more elected officials while zoning is (legal) legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

As a verb zoning is

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constituency

English

(wikipedia constituency)

Noun

(constituencies)
  • (British) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
    • John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.}}
  • The voters within such a district.
  • An interest group or fan base.

    • Synonyms

    * (district) electoral district, riding (Canada) * (people) electorate

    Related terms

    * constitute * constituent * constitution * constitutional * constitutive

    See also

    zoning

    English

    (noun too long and complex)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia zoning)
  • (legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.