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. Joseph Pollini:

   Papers get stuffed in desk drawers, they get thrown in the basement when a precinct is remodeled, they turn up in unusual spots.

2. Ralph Reed, Executive Director, the Christian Coalition:

   I honestly believe that in my lifetime we will see a country once again governed by Christians...and Christian values. What Christians have got to do is take back this country, one precinct at a time, one neighborhood at a time, and one state at a time.

3. 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.

4. Steve Bannon:

   We're taking over the Republican Party through the precinct committee strategy. We're taking over all the elections.

5. Detectives Robert Boyce:

   He’s not a subject at all, we spoke to him last night. He voluntarily came into the precinct, and we sat down, and we talked to him. He self-identified as that person that Phil would see jogging prior to that. It was just an injury.