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
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And then in those late nineteen-sixties and early seventies the politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had found the magic words with which to beguile an unsophisticated electorate—equality, power to the people, distribution of wealth and nationalizations—and so all those ideas were eddying about.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
In that same vein, his support for Israel – to say nothing of his Judaism – is increasingly anathema to the far-left, which makes up a large part of Democrats’ primary electorate.
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The secretary’s Cuban heritage and Florida origins also provide fodder for Cabello, who often claims that Rubio is aiming to please an electorate of anti-communist Cuban exiles in Miami.
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It could be explained by the ways in which technology has made gerrymandering more effective or by the self-gerrymandering of the electorate.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
In that same vein, his support for Israel – to say nothing of his Judaism – is increasingly anathema to the far-left, which makes up a large part of Democrats’ primary electorate.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
The secretary’s Cuban heritage and Florida origins also provide fodder for Cabello, who often claims that Rubio is aiming to please an electorate of anti-communist Cuban exiles in Miami.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
It could be explained by the ways in which technology has made gerrymandering more effective or by the self-gerrymandering of the electorate.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Electorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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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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