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title: constituency — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «constituency» in the school dictionary: An area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# constituency

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**Who acts:** area, people, someone, 650 constituencies, constituency, MP · **What happens:** elect, live, vote, support, represent, be · **To what, where:** one members, area, someone, interests, new MP, meeting

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«constituency» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [constituency in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/constituency.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: politics, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:m1:1
# text = An area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	elect	elect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
12	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | present | a area of a country | one members |  |  |  | to parliament | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent member=Theme to parliament=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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The people who live and vote in such an area.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:m2:1
# text = The people who live and vote in such an area.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **vote** | present | the people *not said here* |  |  | such area |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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A group of people who support someone or whose interests someone represents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:m3:1
# text = A group of people who support someone or whose interests someone represents.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	support	support	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	interests	interest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
12	represents	represent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | present | people | someone |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 2 | **represent** | present | someone | interests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot interest=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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There are 650 constituencies in the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:x1:1
# text = There are 650 constituencies in the UK.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	650	650	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	constituencies	constituency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 650 constituencies in the UK |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our constituency elected a new MP.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:x2:1
# text = Our constituency elected a new MP.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	constituency	constituency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	elected	elect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	MP	mp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | past | Our constituency | a new MP |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mp=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The MP held a meeting for people in her constituency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:x3:1
# text = The MP held a meeting for people in her constituency.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	MP	mp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	constituency	constituency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the MP | a meeting |  |  |  | for people in MP's constituency | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meeting=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Ireland's constituencies elect several members each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:x4:1
# text = Ireland's constituencies elect several members each.
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	constituencies	constituency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	elect	elect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | present | Ireland's constituencies | several members  each |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent member=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He visits his constituency every weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:constituency:x5:1
# text = He visits his constituency every weekend.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	constituency	constituency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | He | his constituency |  |  | weekend |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constituency=Co-Agent |

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