District vs Constituency - What's the difference?
district | constituency |
An administrative division of an area.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
* Foxe
(British) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 14
, author=Angelique Chrisafis
, title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism
, work=Guardian
The voters within such a district.
An interest group or fan base.
As nouns the difference between district and constituency
is that district is an administrative division of an area while constituency is (British) A district represented by one or more elected officials.As a verb district
is to divide into administrative or other districts.As an adjective district
is rigorous; stringent; harsh.As a proper noun District
is the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.district
English
(wikipedia district)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’}}
- the Soho district of London
- the Lake District in Cumbria
- South Oxfordshire District Council
Derived terms
* congressional district * districthood * electoral district * school districtDerived terms
* redistrictAdjective
(en adjective)- punishing with the rod of district severity
External links
* * * ----constituency
English
(wikipedia constituency)Noun
(constituencies)- John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency .
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