specific constituency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandconstituency
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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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 ofspecificandconstituencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is very difficult to determine how many people actually did vote in the entire country or in anyspecificconstituency.
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I should like to take the opportunity to raisespecificconstituencyissues relating to the provision of mental health services.
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I should like to deal with some general matters before considering somespecificconstituencyones.
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I want to make twospecificconstituencypoints about blight.
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I shall be brief and refer only to aspecificconstituencyissue that involves morale in the national health service.
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It has a series of regional lists which are not identified to anyspecificconstituency.
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I have aspecificconstituencyreason for wanting to do so.
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I should like to raise somespecificconstituencypoints.
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There is a distinction between visiting a constituency on a general matter and visiting it in connection with a matter ofspecificconstituencyinterest.
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This is my fourth such debate, and the first not to be on aspecificconstituencyinterest.
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We see particular problems about the proposal to introduce aspecificconstituencyoffice allowance, which the report itself acknowledges would entail further work and take time to introduce.
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I have no intention of making manyspecificconstituencypoints but the problem of transport in my constituency is a major one, as it is for neighbouring constituencies.
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Without aspecificconstituency, the vote would be assigned to a riding by the governing party.
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Delaware's law has also followed the same general logic, even though it has nospecificconstituencyor stakeholder statute.
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Does your deprecation of questions, both oral and written, relating to specific constituencies extend to early-day motions?
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The visits were not made to specific constituencies and a number of visits would involve travelling to or through more than one constituency.
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Personal advisers are not allocated to specific constituencies, local authorities or counties.
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We will have the usual well-known constituency contests focusing on individual candidates in specific constituencies.
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We so drew it, and have produced nameable, specific constituencies.
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