voter

noun

vot·​er ˈvō-tər How to pronounce voter (audio)
Synonyms of voternext
: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

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The seat was vacated in September after voters in District 4 recalled Joel Engardio, amid backlash over his support of a 2024 ballot measure that closed the highway to cars to make way for a park. Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 Using results from the 2024 presidential election, Republicans swapped 10 counties between the 1st and 3rd districts to increase the proportion of voters with a history of casting their ballot for GOP candidates in the 1st district. Adam Wagner, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025 His much-ballyhooed press tours are not aimed at awards voters; they’re aimed at Gen-Z men, who require a hard sell to buy tickets for a period piece about a Ping-Pong player or a biopic of an old folk singer. Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 The party attracted a wide swath of rural voters, had national functioning institutions and a widespread grassroots presence. Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of voter was circa 1600

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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voter

noun
vot·​er ˈvōt-ər How to pronounce voter (audio)
: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

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