electoral district
Noun
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Noun
electoral district (plural electoral districts)
- (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
- Synonyms: constituency, district, electorate, riding, ward
- When comparing voting systems, it is important to know how many representatives are elected from each electoral district.
- French: circonscription
- German: Wahlkreis
- Italian: circoscrizione elettorale, collegio elettorale, distretto elettorale
- Portuguese: circunscrição eleitoral (Brazil), círculo eleitoral (Portugal)
- Russian: избира́тельный о́круг
- Spanish: circunscripción electoral, distrito electoral
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