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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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.
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Marjorie McAfee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab assembles a representative sample of the California electorate.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
In a pivotal election year, U.S. democracy continues to face a persistent challenge among the country's electorate — gaps in voter registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
The electorate as a whole is unenthused compared to previous elections.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
The safety of his muted, urban electorate in the capital has been entirely sacrificed to his war of choice in Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
About a third of the county’s electorate isn’t registered with the Democratic or Republican parties and cannot vote in Tuesday’s election.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Given the war in Gaza, a similar U.S.-brokered deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a tough sell to the American electorate.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
This largest bloc of the electorate could go Republican or Democratic, deciding everything.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Marjorie McAfee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab assembles a representative sample of the California electorate.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
In a pivotal election year, U.S. democracy continues to face a persistent challenge among the country's electorate — gaps in voter registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
The electorate as a whole is unenthused compared to previous elections.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
The safety of his muted, urban electorate in the capital has been entirely sacrificed to his war of choice in Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
About a third of the county’s electorate isn’t registered with the Democratic or Republican parties and cannot vote in Tuesday’s election.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Given the war in Gaza, a similar U.S.-brokered deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a tough sell to the American electorate.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
This largest bloc of the electorate could go Republican or Democratic, deciding everything.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 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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