voter

noun

vot·er | \ ˈvō-tər

Definition of voter

: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

Examples of voter in a Sentence

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The idea of bolstering an economy battered by recession and a major tornado sounded great, but many voters didn’t want gambling in their own neighborhoods. — Andrea Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, "Will New Casinos Bring a "MassVegas" to New England?," 17 Dec. 2018 Republican Marsha Blackburn similarly defeated Philip Bredesen, despite an endorsement from Taylor Swift which encouraged massive voter registration. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Midterm Election Results Explained," 7 Nov. 2018 An Ohio State University survey cited three particular fake news stories that cratered Hillary Clinton's support among former Obama voters. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "If the 2018 Election Is Hacked, This Is How It Will Happen," 5 Nov. 2018 Politicians who want to reach the same voters their competitors are reaching on Facebook have little choice but to go there, too. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "One way Twitter’s ad archive improves on Facebook’s," 3 Nov. 2018 For starters, the state attorneys-general who were pushing for this unpopular repeal scheme had to face the voters. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The latest Obamacare ruling is part of a larger conservative attack on democracy," 15 Dec. 2018 Turnout was historic, with 48 percent of all eligible voters casting ballots. — Marie Claire, "One Week Post-Midterms Here's What We Know," 13 Nov. 2018 Only 36 percent of likely California voters approve of the Republican tax law, whereas 58 percent disapprove. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "How Kevin McCarthy led California Republicans astray," 30 Nov. 2018 What if the impassioned speech on behalf of O’Rourke fails to budge conservative Texas voters? — Vanessa Chow, Glamour, "Amber Heard Is Nobody’s Victim," 27 Nov. 2018

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