precinct

  • 31precinct captain — noun also precinct leader : the party leader of an election precinct compare committeeman …

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  • 32precinct committeeman — noun A person elected or appointed in State Counties to represent a local ward, precinct, or township …

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  • 33precinct leader — noun see precinct captain …

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  • 34precinct — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin praecinctum, from Latin, neuter of praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird, encircle, from prae pre + cingere to gird more at cincture Date: 15th century 1. a part of a territory… …

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  • 35precinct — noun /ˈprisɪŋkt/ a) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. b) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area …

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  • 36precinct — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, agora, ambit, amphitheater, approach, approximation, archbishopric, archdiocese, area, arena, arrondissement, athletic field, auditorium, background, bailiwick, bear garden, beat, bishopric, border, borderland,… …

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  • 37precinct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neighborhood, district, area; enclosure, boundary, limit, environs. See region, environment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. limit, confine, boundary; see area 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. division,… …

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  • 38precinct — [ pri:sɪŋ(k)t] noun 1》 the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular place.     ↘an enclosed or clearly defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college.     ↘Brit. an area in a town designated for specific or… …

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  • 39precinct — n. 1. Limit, confine, bound, boundary, terminus, term, list, border, frontier, march, purlieu, environs. 2. District, territorial division …

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  • 40precinct — n 1. district, ward, voting district; division, section, hundred; constituency, prefecture, ar rondissement, bailiwick, department, ward; U.S. borough, province, state, canton, county, shire; city, town, community, commune; parish, diocese. 2.… …

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