pre·cinct /ˈpriˌsɪŋ(k)t/
選區,管理區,管轄區域
Pre·cinct n.
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.”
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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precinct
n : a district of a city or town marked out for administrative
purposes