What does electorate mean?
Definitions for electorate
ɪˈlɛk tər ɪtelec·torate
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Princeton's WordNet
electoratenoun
the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Wiktionary
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.
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.
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 Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Electoratenoun
the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire
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
Etymology: [Cf. F. lectorat.]
Editors Contribution
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
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The numerical value of electorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of electorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of electorate in a Sentence
What we see is that time and again, there's this segment of the Republican electorate that is driving the conversation on several issues that is not really reflective of the overall, or general electorate, so what Republicans really are facing right now is a significant challenge among our independent and unaffiliated voters, because they keep picking the other side of these issues.
We need somebody who can tap a broader segment of the electorate.
An electorate that is being acclimated to the idea that we're all entitled to different truths, that makes our democracy very vulnerable.
The electorate has a real choice, although it can at best see only the broad outlines of that choice.
This is another requirement that we are forcing on the electorate, this should be a proud moment. This should be something that people want to do.
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- elektorátCzech
- Kurfürstentum, WählerschaftGerman
- εκλογικό σώμαGreek
- voĉdonantaroEsperanto
- electoradoSpanish
- elektoraatti, äänestäjät, äänioikeutettu, äänestäjäkuntaFinnish
- électoratFrench
- electoradoGalician
- elettoratoItalian
- 有権者Japanese
- keurvorstendomDutch
- eleitoradoPortuguese
- electorat, alegătoriRomanian
- электорат, избирательRussian
- valmanskår, väljarkår, väljare, valmannakår, kurfurstendömeSwedish
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