rural constituency

collocation in English

meaningsofruralandconstituency

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rural
adjective
uk
/ˈrʊə.rəl/us
/ˈrʊr.əl/
in, of, or like ...
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constituency
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/us
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/
one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament ...
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(Definition ofruralandconstituencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrural constituency

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Depending on who was enfranchised and where, reform could turn aruralconstituencyinto an industrial one or swamp a manufacturing town with agricultural votes.
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Theruralconstituencymay win from a policy reform but does not have the organisation, resources or information to support it.
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We are yet to find a parliamentary representative from aruralconstituencywho cannot speak the language of his constituents!
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I represent aruralconstituencyin the north-west which, although it is beautiful, suffers at times from bitterly severe weather.
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It does not matter whether one is dealing with a county, county borough orruralconstituency—there has been the widest disparity.
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I do not have any special expertise in that respect because mine is aruralconstituency, but the problem is bad enough there.
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I come from a mixed urban andruralconstituencyin which the village post office plays an important role.
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The so-called £90 tax on small shops was enormously controversial in myruralconstituency, in which one or two small shops are surviving.
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I represent aruralconstituencywith many elderly, retired people.
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It now employs about 850 people so that in aruralconstituencysuch as mine it is a major industry.
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I represent aruralconstituencyin the north.
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In myruralconstituencyof 100 square miles, there has been tremendous concern among car owners about tax increases.
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I represent aruralconstituencywhere people must use cars to travel to work and the shops and to take their children to school.
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Many villages in myruralconstituencywill suffer further strain because of the lack of provision of places in schools.
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My constituency fulfils many of the main criteria for aruralconstituency.
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I am not concerned whether he is rich or poor or whether he represents an industrial or aruralconstituency.
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The more remote theruralconstituency, the greater the concern expressed.
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Has aruralconstituencyanything to do with this?
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Like myself, he represents a largeruralconstituency.
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In spite or being an historic industrial constituency, it is also a largeruralconstituency.
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