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A '''constituent''' is a ] residing in the area governed or represented 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 ] helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved. A '''constituent''' is a ] residing in the area governed or represented 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 ] helping their constituents handle problems that can be best handled by a representative getting involved.

Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility. A longtime Pennsylvania elected official, State Rep. Mark B. Cohen of Philadelphia, said that "Opinions about political and governmental issues are always appropriate to share with elected officials. All too often, the gap between what people think and what they express is very wide, creating a vacuum filled interests not representative of the general public."


In a looser sense, ]s and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area. In a looser sense, ]s and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area.

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A constituent is a citizen residing in the area governed or represented 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.

Elected officials tend to believe that responsiveness to their constituents is their highest professional responsibility. A longtime Pennsylvania elected official, State Rep. Mark B. Cohen of Philadelphia, said that "Opinions about political and governmental issues are always appropriate to share with elected officials. All too often, the gap between what people think and what they express is very wide, creating a vacuum filled interests not representative of the general public."

In a looser sense, corporations and other such organizations can be referred to as constituents, if they have a significant presence in an area.

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