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constituencies

[kuhn-stich-oo-uhn-see] Origin

con·stit·u·en·cy

[kuhn-stich-oo-uhn-see]
noun, plural -cies.
1.
a body of constituents; the voters or residents in a district represented by an elective officer.
2.
the district itself.
3.
any body of supporters, customers, etc.; clientele.

Origin:
1825–35; constitu(ent) + -ency
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Constituencies is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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constituency
"body of constituents," 1831, from constituent.
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