Definition of electorate
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:the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
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:a body of people entitled to vote
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People 65 and up accounted for 25 percent of the electorate, while voters 18 to 34 accounted for 23 percent.
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But now, the one working to drive a wedge between the conservative grassroots and the rest of the electorate is the Republican president of the United States.
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In order to get the matter on the ballot in the next general election — November 2018 — backers must gather the signatures of at least 4,217 Vista voters, which is 10 percent of the electorate.
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In Britain, just 27 percent of the population (37 percent of the electorate) voted to leave the E.U. last year and there is now a consensus among opinion polls that a Brexit referendum held today would be won by the Remain side.
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That's lower than the typical election cycle primary that attracts more than 30 percent of the electorate.
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The Venezuelan government said 8 million people, or nearly 42 percent of the electorate, voted Sunday, a figure forcefully disputed by Maduro’s opposition and independent observers, who estimated fewer than half as many ballots were cast.
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Senate Republicans have spent the past week blatantly abusing parliamentary procedure in order to force through legislation that is opposed by most of the electorate.
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But for a man whose appeal to his electorate was in part based on his entertainment value and his unpredictability, a predictable Twitter feed may start chipping away at a base that can’t afford to get much slimmer.
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First Known Use of electorate
1620
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ELECTORATE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of electorate for English Language Learners
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: the people who can vote in an election
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electorate
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legal Definition of electorate
:a body of people entitled to vote
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