Definitions for electorate
ɪˈlɛk tər ɪtelec·torate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. electoratenoun

   the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. electoratenoun

   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.

2. electoratenoun

   The geographic area encompassing 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.

3. electoratenoun

   The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.

   Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electoratenoun

   The territory of an elector.

   Etymology: from elector.

   He has a great and powerful king for his son-in-law; and can himself command, when he pleases, the whole strength of an electorate in the empire. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 24.

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1. electorate

   The electorate refers to all the eligible voters or citizens in a country, state, or locality who have the legal right to participate in an election, usually to choose a representative or make decisions on public policy or legislation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electoratenoun

   the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire

2. Electoratenoun

   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

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. lectorat.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. electorate

   A group of people with the legislative ability, power or authority to vote.

   The electorate choose a unity government and gratefully create and empower that change and formation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Citizenry

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'electorate' in Nouns Frequency: #2806

How to pronounce electorate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of electorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of electorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of electorate in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   He has brought his oversize personality and his reality television experience to the highest level of American politics and seems to be getting a very positive response among a large part of the Republican electorate.

2. Ron Abramson:

   We need somebody who can tap a broader segment of the electorate.

3. Sinan Ulgen:

   It will be seen as the party that has forced early elections on a recalcitrant Turkish electorate at a time when there are severe challenges, both from the security perspective and also economically, the drawback to this gambit for Erdogan is that if the AK Party ends up losing votes, we may start to see more open dissatisfaction about his influence.

4. President Trump:

   I think Jeb Bush sees an opportunity and believes Jeb Bush can be Jeb Bush and that's the case Jeb Bush's going to make to voter, i think the challenge is that Ken Paxton is a solid conservative and the Republican primary electorate will have to be convinced that he's not.

5. Brian Schaffner:

   That is certainly what gives Donald Trump a floor : By stoking those cultural war fires you are going to win over a certain share of the electorate that has this more racist and sexist and xenophobic views, but it also prevents Donald Trump from winning over these other people who would otherwise be conservative or be open to voting Republican, but simply can't stomach that culture war stuff Donald Trump is so focused on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=electorate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Electorate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=electorate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate