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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A body of qualified voters.
  2. n. The dignity or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The whole body of electors; the aggregate of citizens entitled to vote.
  2. n. The dignity of an elector in the Roman-German empire.
  3. n. The territory of an elector in Germany.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
  2. n. The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.
  3. n. The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
  2. n. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

Examples

  • “But there are signs that the Tory party has been both damaged by the expenses scandal more than they care to admit and that the electorate is as yet not in the least bit persuaded that Cameron and Osborne have got what it takes.”

    Archive 2009-06-14

  • “The fact that Tuesday's electorate is far more conservative than the last midterm electorate in 2006 is a sign of how mobilized the right was this year, and the Tea Party had something to do with that.”

    The Washington Post: The House/Senate split and the Tea Party paradox

  • “The big middle of the electorate is aligned with Republican sentiment on those particular issues.”

    NPR: With 2010 Behind Us, A Look Ahead To 2012

  • “I hope that the electorate is as wise as we were when we denied him the governor's seat ...”

    Reacting to Rossi « PubliCola

  • “And they'll do it because: 1. the party of a first-term president usually loses seats in Congress in the midterm elections; 2. the electorate is angry; and 3. the voters who helped put Barack Obama in the White House probably won't show up at the polls in sufficient numbers to blunt the oncoming tsunami.”

    The Washington Post: My memo to blacks: vote!

  • “Shaping the electorate is an important part of midterm election strategy, which is why the president's team is so focused on those 2008 first-time or newer voters younger than 30.”

    The Washington Post: New Post-Kaiser-Harvard poll highlights Democrats' problem with senior voters

  • “One thing that pervades the electorate is the feeling that politicians can't be trusted.”

    Politics

  • “They often come up with 'common sense' ideas that no government would ever act upon because one thing you can say about the electorate is they don't like paying taxes while simultaneously demanding better services.”

    Infrastructure is patriotic

  • “Another example of Gordon Brown not being too keen on narrowing the space between the elected and the electorate is the issue of the Freedom of Information Bill that passed a vote in the Commons whereby MPs would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, denying us knowing what MPs were spending our taxes on in the name of 'expenses'.”

    The space between us

  • “The support he enjoys among the electorate is a politicians wet dream, and something that Bush will never see.”

    Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: July 5, 2006

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synonyms (11)

Words with the same meaning

  1. constituency
  2. division
  1. ward
  2. Canada
  1. seat
  2. riding
  1. Kingdom
  2. Australia
  1. district
  2. electoral district
  1. United

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. citizenry
  1. people

same context (15)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. constituency
  2. elector
  3. voter
  1. legislature
  2. respondent
  3. legislator
  1. franchise
  2. referendum
  3. workforce
  1. suffrage
  2. caucus
  3. populace
  1. ballot
  2. congress
  3. delegate

rhymes (3)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. directorate
  1. inspectorate
  1. protectorate

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. referendum
  2. mayor
  3. electorality
  4. mandate
  1. catalyst
  2. archtreasurer
  3. stead
  4. Hanover
  1. snapshot
  2. red state
  3. galvanize
  4. blue state
  1. sense
  2. pulse
  3. plebiscite
  4. returning officer
  1. atmosphere
  2. composition
  3. people
  4. initiative
  1. Hanoverian

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  • kewpid How fascinating. In Australia, it's popularly known as an electorate (although the AEC calls it a division), in Canada it's a riding, in the UK it's a constituency, and in the US it's a district. Feb 9, 2009

  • bilby In Australia it's also used with a geographical meaning, ie. the district from which a candidate is elected. Sep 25, 2008

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