Synonyms for precinct
ˈpri sɪŋktprecinct

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1. precinct

   Synonyms:
   purlieus, environs, limit, bounds, boundary, confine, district

   Antonyms:
   heart, centre, nucleus

Princeton's WordNet

1. precinctnoun

   a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

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1. • City District

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1. precinctnoun

   Synonyms:
   limit, confine, bound, boundary, border, frontier, marches

2. precinctnoun

   Synonyms:
   district, territorial division

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1. List of paraphrases for "precinct":

   cité, cited, quoted, district, city, commissariat

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1. Alan Rosen:

   This lawsuit is an effort to impugn the good reputation of the hard-working men and women of the Precinct One Constable's Office, i believe our system of due process works and that justice and truth will prevail as facts in this case come to light.

2. Josh Campbell:

   Portland is not a city under siege. Today, I went to a Starbucks downtown, ate lunch at one of the city's famous downtown food trucks, and bought a new pair of shoes at the mall. As I write this, I'm looking out of my hotel room at a bike tour riding by outside on the downtown street, to be sure, there have been protests -- peaceful during the daytime, and some turning violent at night -- for over 90 days, but the rioting has largely been confined to one city block downtown near the federal courthouse. Last night, protesters showed up at a police precinct a few miles from downtown and were dispersed by police after some protesters started throwing eggs and rocks at police cars. There has been periodic, localized violence, but nothing widespread.

3. Dane Schiller:

   We are not the investigative agency for such allegations, be them administrative, civil or criminal, this lawsuit is an effort to impugn the good reputation of the hard-working men and women of the Precinct One Constable's Office.

4. John Bel Edwards:

   The reasons include taking into account the older age of the majority of precinct volunteers and workers, and the need to reduce public contact, and also to allow maximum participation by all voters, regardless of their age and their health conditions.

5. Daniel Bibb:

   Mr. Alba should have been released from the precinct, and she [Simon’s girlfriend] should have been charged, that’s what I would have done.