electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote
Examples of electorate in a Sentence
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As of late February, Democrats held a 13-percentage-point registration advantage, while no party preference voters made up more than a fifth of the electorate.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
People from this category constitute a majority of eligible voters across the nation and make up an even higher percentage of the electorate in the crucial swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
While Trump has won every Nevada primary he's competed in, he's lost the Silver State -- whose electorate is made up of an increasing majority of nonpartisan voters -- in two general elections.
—Jessica Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal (tns), arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2019, 67 percent of the electorate voted in the national election, the highest participation rate in the country’s history.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Polling has found double haters make up between 15% and 20% of the electorate.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The packed primary has created a pool of candidates who will each try to tap into a Missouri electorate that has grown staunchly Republican over the past decade.
—Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
And so does the realignment of the electorate along class lines (as measured by educational attainment) rather than ethnicity and race.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
Both young women are a part of Generation Z, a group expected to make up more than 40 million potential voters, almost 17% of the American electorate.
—Marjorie McAfee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
People from this category constitute a majority of eligible voters across the nation and make up an even higher percentage of the electorate in the crucial swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
While Trump has won every Nevada primary he's competed in, he's lost the Silver State -- whose electorate is made up of an increasing majority of nonpartisan voters -- in two general elections.
—Jessica Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal (tns), arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2019, 67 percent of the electorate voted in the national election, the highest participation rate in the country’s history.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Polling has found double haters make up between 15% and 20% of the electorate.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The packed primary has created a pool of candidates who will each try to tap into a Missouri electorate that has grown staunchly Republican over the past decade.
—Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
And so does the realignment of the electorate along class lines (as measured by educational attainment) rather than ethnicity and race.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
Both young women are a part of Generation Z, a group expected to make up more than 40 million potential voters, almost 17% of the American electorate.
—Marjorie McAfee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
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electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət
: a body of people entitled to vote
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