In the Orthodox Church, scripture is considered to be the core constituent of a larger tradition.

That is, perhaps, especially true this year, when many consultants believe the election will turn on which side best energizes and turns out its core constituents.

He is still overly protective of small homeowners, his core constituents.

But both parties seem consumed with rousing their core constituents for what is shaping up to be a fiercely polarized election.

The parties are increasingly polarized, and many of their core constituents are in an uncompromising mood.

Other young core constituents function as curators.

Its core constituent is the National Centre for Labour, a trade union of informal sector workers.

Why would a company very publicly decide to implement changes in its products that it knew would likely meet with disapproval among its core constituents?

Catholics, for example, have put aside their complaints about school prayer and become core constituents of the nonsectarian Christian consensus.

That would force the President and the Congress, each having won political points with its core constituents, into the negotiations they are avoiding.