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.

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

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Electorate in sign language?

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. John Feehery:

   This is just 24 percent of a Republican electorate, probably most of whom probably haven’t thought much about the presidential race, have a visceral reaction to Bush, and haven’t really heard about the other candidates.

2. William Barber:

   There is a sleeping giant in America, poor and low-wealth folks now make up 30% of the electorate in every state and over 40% of the electorate in every state where the margin of victory for the presidency was less than 3%. If you could just get that many poor and low-wealth people to vote, they could fundamentally shift every election in the country.

3. Janine Parry:

   Her approach suggests she understands the contemporary electorate in Arkansas and everywhere.

4. Vivian Schiller:

   Allowing the targeting of political messages to narrow slivers of the electorate is the opposite of enabling public debate.

5. Erin Perrine:

   Once voterssaw how extreme and out-of-touch candidates like [Kathy] Hochul for governor, and [Mandela] Barnes and [John] Fetterman for Senate are on crime, rising costs, and energy, the races became much more favorable for Republicans, and in the current climate, candidates Democrats put forth to run in swing states and deep blue states alike may prove to be too extreme to be palatableby the electorate.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Electorate