County vs Constituency - What's the difference?
county | constituency |
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro and Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
*1979 , , Smiley's People , Folio Society 2010, p. 274:
*:She was a tall girl and county , with Hilary's walk: she seemed to topple even when she sat.
(British) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
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The voters within such a district.
An interest group or fan base.
As nouns the difference between county and constituency
is that county is the land ruled by a count or a countess while constituency is (British) A district represented by one or more elected officials.As an adjective county
is characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.county
English
Noun
(counties)- traditional county
Usage notes
* In American usage, counties are almost always designated as such, with the word "County" capitalized and following the name — e.g., "Lewis County", rarely "Lewis", and never "County Lewis." * In British usage, counties are referenced without designation — e.g. "Kent" and never "Kent County". The exception is Durham, which is often "County Durham" (but never "Durham County"). An organisation such as Kent County Council is the "County Council" of "Kent" and not the "Council" of "Kent County". * In Irish usage, counties are frequently referenced, but like Durham precede the name — e.g., "County Cork" or "Cork" and never "Cork County."Derived terms
* countyhood * countywide * another county heard from * traditional countyAdjective
(en adjective)constituency
English
(wikipedia constituency)Noun
(constituencies)- John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency .
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