what is a precinct
Full Definition of PRECINCT. 1. : a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes: district: as a: a subdivision of a county, town, city, or ward for election purposes b: a division of a city for police control.2. any one of the sections that a town or city is divided into when people vote in an election. : any one of the sections that a city is divided into for organizing the city's police forces. : a police station of a precinct.