Thesaurus: precinct

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
3. n. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support.
4. n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes