electorate
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electorate
- /ɪˈlɛktəɹət/ US, UK
- /ɪˈlɛktɹət/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
noun electorates
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The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
Similar: constituency
- The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship. [I]n case Hanover should be attacked on the ground of a German quarrel, unconnected with English politics, we were not bound to defend her; yet, if a power at war with England should think fit to consider that electorate as part of the king's dominions, which perhaps according to the law of nations
- A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district. The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elector, constituency, electoral, election, vote, voter, franchise, voting, constituent, turnout, citizens, electing, electors, voters, citizenry, populace
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noun collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote
| Español | electorado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유권자 yugwonja |
| 日本語 | 有権者 yūkensha |
| 中文 | 選民 /选民 xuǎnmín |
| Português | eleitorado |
| Français | électorat |
| Deutsch | Wählerschaft, Wähler |
| Italiano | elettorato |
| Ελληνικά | εκλογικό σώμα eklogikó sóma |
| Română | electorat, alegători |
| Русский | электора́т elektorát, избира́тели izbiráteli |
| Tiếng Việt | cử tri |
noun office, or area of dominion, of an Elector
| हिन्दी | कार्यक्षेत्र kāryakṣetra |
|---|---|
| Português | eleitorado |
| Deutsch | Kurfürstentum |
| Ελληνικά | ελεκτοράτο elektoráto |
Talk about this word "electorate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/electorate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. electorate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/electorate "electorate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/electorate.Cite this
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title = {electorate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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