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. Rodney Harrison:

   The investigation is still preliminary, a lot of work still needs to be done, the complainants are cooperating and I'm confident that the investigators from the first precinct will make an arrest on this case sooner than later.

2. New York:

   The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts and identity of three individuals depicted in the attached photo and video in connection to an assault that occurred within the confines of the 102nd Precinct.

3. Rachel Phillips:

   As part of our training, we've been taught to meet as many people in Jane Meyer precinct as possible. So, we have personal relationships with a lot of people who are in our precinct, maybe somebody that we do have in Pete's corner may know that person who is going for Amy Klobuchar and may know things that are important to them. We are trying to form those personal relationships before caucus night.

4. 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.

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.