constituent:
(plural: ‘constituents‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “kon”)
constituents of a constituency voting
‘constitution’ = a set of principles — a set of rules and regulations — by which a country rules itself, and ‘written constitution’ is a set of principles that are written down so that nobody can change them easily
‘constituent assembly’ = a kind of short-term committee formed in order to change some specific principle or rule in the constitution, and once the principle or rule is changed, the ‘constituent assembly’ dissolves, i.e. stops working
a voter in an area; a member of a constituency;
a group of supporters;
(in law) a person who appoints (gives power to) another person to act on him/her behalf by giving that person ‘power of attorney’,
a plitical leader (Jack Straw) with his constituents
A candidate who wishes to stand in an election must know all most every constituent in his/her constituency; likewise, every constituent of a constituency must know about every candidate he/she is going to elect as his/her representative.
It is the responsibility of every constituent to know the fundamental rights and responsibilities that are mentioned in the constitution of the country.
When most of the constituents want an elected representative of their constituency removed from his/her position, they can approach the governor or the election commissioner of their constituency, or can file a case against him/her in a court of law.
The more educated the constituents are, the less corrupted the political leaders will be.
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