constituency Who acts: area, people, someone, 650 constituencies, constituency, MP · What happens: elect, live, vote, support, represent, be · To what, where: one members, area, someone, interests, new MP, meeting
«constituency» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: constituency in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: politics, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
An area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case det nmod nmod:poss nsubj nummod cc conj obj case nmod punct root An DET area NOUN of ADP a DET country NOUN whose PRON voters NOUN elect VERB one NUM or CCONJ more ADJ members NOUN to ADP parliament NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 area det 2 area area NOUN Number=Sing 8 elect nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 country case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 country det 5 country country NOUN Number=Sing 2 area nmod 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 voters nmod:poss 7 voters voter NOUN Number=Plur 8 elect nsubj 8 elect elect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 members nummod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 more cc 11 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 one conj 12 members member NOUN Number=Plur 8 elect obj 13 to to ADP _ 14 parliament case 14 parliament parliament NOUN Number=Sing 12 members nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 elect punct
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1 elect present a area of a country one members to parliament vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent member=Theme to parliament=Attribute
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 The people who live and vote in such an area.
det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case det:predet det obl punct root The DET people NOUN who PRON live VERB and CCONJ vote VERB in ADP such DET an DET area NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 live nsubj 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 people acl:relcl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 vote cc 6 vote vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 live conj 7 in in ADP _ 10 area case 8 such such DET PronType=Ind 10 area det:predet 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 area det 10 area area NOUN Number=Sing 6 vote obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 people punct
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1 live present the people vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 vote present the people not said here such area vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A group of people who support someone or whose interests someone represents.
det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj cc nmod:poss conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON support VERB someone PRON or CCONJ whose PRON interests NOUN someone PRON represents VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 support nsubj 6 support support VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 support obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 interests cc 9 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 10 interests nmod:poss 10 interests interest NOUN Number=Plur 7 someone conj 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 represents nsubj 12 represents represent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 interests acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 support present people someone vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus 2 represent present someone interests not said here vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot interest=Theme
Example 1 There are 650 constituencies in the UK.
expl nummod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON are VERB 650 NUM constituencies NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 650 650 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 constituencies nummod 4 constituencies constituency NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 UK case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 UK det 7 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 4 constituencies nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present 650 constituencies in the UK there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Our constituency elected a new MP.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root Our PRON constituency NOUN elected VERB a DET new ADJ MP NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 constituency nmod:poss 2 constituency constituency NOUN Number=Sing 3 elected nsubj 3 elected elect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 MP det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 MP amod 6 MP mp NOUN Number=Sing 3 elected obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 elected punct
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1 elect past Our constituency a new MP vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mp=Theme
Example 3 The MP held a meeting for people in her constituency.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET MP NOUN held VERB a DET meeting NOUN for ADP people NOUN in ADP her PRON constituency NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 MP det 2 MP mp NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 meeting det 5 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 meeting nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 constituency case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 constituency nmod:poss 10 constituency constituency NOUN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past the MP a meeting for people in MP's constituency vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meeting=Theme
Example 4 Ireland's constituencies elect several members each.
nmod:poss case nsubj amod obj nmod:unmarked punct root Ireland PROPN 's PART constituencies NOUN elect VERB several ADJ members NOUN each DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 3 constituencies nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ireland case 3 constituencies constituency NOUN Number=Plur 4 elect nsubj 4 elect elect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 6 members amod 6 members member NOUN Number=Plur 4 elect obj 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 members nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 elect punct
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1 elect present Ireland's constituencies several members each vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent member=Theme
Example 5 He visits his constituency every weekend.
nsubj nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON visits VERB his PRON constituency NOUN every DET weekend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 visits nsubj 2 visits visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 constituency nmod:poss 4 constituency constituency NOUN Number=Sing 2 visits obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 weekend det 6 weekend weekend NOUN Number=Sing 2 visits obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 visits punct
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1 visit present He his constituency weekend vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constituency=Co-Agent
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