precinct

/ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun [C]

Definition

› UK an area of a town or city where there are a lot of shops, and where traffic is not allowed: a shopping/pedestrian precinct

› US POLITICS a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular group of police or a division used for voting purposes: The voter turnout in the precinct was low compared to the rest of the county. a precinct captain/commander precinct caucuses/voters

(Definition of precinct noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)