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Precinct

Precinct Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Precinct? [n] a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes Synonyms \| Synonyms for Precinct: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Precinct: agora \| ambit \| amphitheater \| approach \| approximation \| archbishopric \| archdiocese \| area \| arena \| arrondissement \| athletic field \| auditorium \| background \| bailiwick \| bear garden \| beat \| bishopric \| border \| borderland \| borders \| borough \| boundary \| bounds \| bowl \| boxing ring \| bull ring \| campus \| canton \| canvas \| champaign \| circle \| circuit \| circus \| city \| close borough \| closeness \| cockpit \| coliseum \| colosseum \| commune \| compass \| confines \| congressional district \| constablewick \| convergence \| county \| course \| demesne \| departement \| department \| diocese \| district \| domain \| dominion \| duchy \| election district \| electoral district \| electorate \| environs \| field \| floor \| foreground \| forum \| gerrymander \| gerrymandered district \| government \| ground \| gym \| gymnasium \| hall \| hamlet \| hemisphere \| hippodrome \| hundred \| immediacy \| immediate foreground \| judicial circuit \| jurisdiction \| Kreis \| limits \| lists \| locale \| magistracy \| march \| marketplace \| mat \| metropolis \| metropolitan area \| milieu \| nearness \| neighborhood \| nighness \| oblast \| okrug \| open forum \| orb \| orbit \| palaestra \| pale \| parade ground \| parish \| pit \| place \| platform \| pocket borough \| precincts \| principality \| prize ring \| propinquity \| province \| proximity \| public square \| purlieu \| purlieus \| quarter \| range \| realm \| region \| riding \| ring \| rotten borough \| round \| safe district \| scene \| scene of action \| scenery \| section \| sector \| setting \| sheriffalty \| sheriffwick \| shire \| shrievalty \| silk-stocking district \| single-member district \| site \| soke \| sphere \| squared circle \| stadium \| stage \| stage set \| stage setting \| stake \| state \| swing district \| terrain \| territory \| theater \| tilting ground \| tiltyard \| town \| township \| vicinage \| vicinity \| village \| walk \| wapentake \| ward \| wrestling ring \| zone See Also \| city district \| election district \| police precinct \| voting precinct Precinct In Webster's Dictionary \Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state. ``The precincts of light.'' --Milton. 2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct. 3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support. [U.S.] The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new choice. --Laws of Massachusetts.

Precinct Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Precinct?

[n] a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Precinct:

See Also | city district | election district | police precinct | voting precinct

Precinct In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L.
praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae
before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and
{Cincture}.]
1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a
   boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority;
   -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state.
   ``The precincts of light.'' --Milton.

2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial
   or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a
   school precinct.

3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and
   taxed for its support. [U.S.]

         The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new
         choice.                               --Laws of
                                               Massachusetts.

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