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| A constituent is one who can or does appoint or elect (and often by implication can also remove or recall) another as one's agent or ]. A '']'' is all the constituents of a particular agent or representative. | |||
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| Depending on the context, another closely-related meaning of ''constituent'' is that of a ] residing in the area governed, represented, or otherwise served by a ]; sometimes this is restricted to citizens who elected the politician. All the constituents who are registered to vote are referred to as the ]. | |||
| '''Constituent service''' is representatives helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved. Members of the ] (both Representatives and Senators) working in Washington, D.C. have a governmentally staffed district office to aid in constituent service. Many state legislatures have followed suit. In the UK, service of this type is named '''constituency casework''' - ] will appoint staff using their Parliamentary staffing allowance to appoint ]s to assist constituents with problems. | |||
| Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} | |||
| In a looser sense, corporations and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area. | |||
| ''']''' is a phrase sometimes used, usually by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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