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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. | |||
| 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 ]. | |||
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| '''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. | |||
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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 representative. A constituency is all the constituents of a particular agent or representative.
Depending on the context, another closely-related meaning of constituent is that of a citizen residing in the area governed, represented, or otherwise served by a politician; sometimes this is restricted to citizens who elected the politician. All the constituents who are registered to vote are referred to as the electorate.
Constituent service is representatives helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved. Members of the U.S. Congress (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 - Members of the UK House of Commons will appoint staff using their Parliamentary staffing allowance to appoint caseworkers to assist constituents with problems.
Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility.
In a looser sense, corporations and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area.
Constituent countries is a phrase sometimes used, usually by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping.
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