electorate

CEFRC1

/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    All the people who have the right to vote.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.

Examples

  • The electorate is largely uninterested in the lackluster candidates.

  • The electorate will decide who becomes the next president.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.

  2. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

More examples

In context

  • The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.

  • The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.

  • […] Brandenburg, emerging around what would become Berlin, acquired distinct status as an electorate in the mid-fourteenth century.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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).