Boundary Commission

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Boundary Commission (plural Boundary Commissions)

  1. A legal or statutory body set up to determine the geographical boundaries of nations, states, parliamentary constituencies or other entities.
  2. (UK, specifically) Any of several bodies set up to determine the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in the nations of the UK.

Usage notes[edit]

Normally capitalised when referring to a specific commission; may be uncapitalised in generic use.