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electorate
[ ih-lek-ter-it ]
noun
- the body of persons entitled to vote in an election.
- the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
electorate
/ ɪˈɛəɪ /
noun
- the body of all qualified voters
- the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire
- the area represented by a Member of Parliament
- the voters in a constituency
Word History and Origins
Origin of electorate1
Example Sentences
Democrats make up 45% and most of those who are unaffiliated — just about another quarter of the electorate — tend to lean Democratic.
They’ve done so by failing, repeatedly, determinedly, spectacularly to do their job, which is to maintain their independence, inform the electorate, and speak truth to power.
Now he will face the general electorate, which is concerned about Canada's rapidly shifting relationship with the US, its historically close ally, as well as the country's high cost of living.
These politicians play to jaded electorates and captive audiences who reward grandiosity and xenophobia because partisanship fills the void left by an absence of genuine national community.
He added that the Maga movement was a response "to very clear data that shows great demographic shifts in the USA in which the voting electorate… is projected to become 48 percent white".
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