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precinct

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precinct /ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt/ noun
plural precincts
precinct
/ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt/
noun
plural precincts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRECINCT
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US : any one of the sections that a town or city is divided into when people vote in an election
US
: any one of the sections that a city is divided into for organizing the city's police forces
: a police station of a precinct
British : an area in a town or city where people may walk and vehicles are not allowed
: the area that is near or around a place usually plural often + of sometimes used figuratively