voter

noun

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

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Four of the city of Miami’s leading mayoral candidates faced off in a debate Thursday night at the Adrienne Arsht Center to make their cases to voters. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 California is trying to counter the Republican effort by redistricting in favor of Democrats, if voters pass a constitutional amendment next month. Savannah Hawley-Bates, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025 Indeed, despite the trillions of federal dollars that were committed or spent to boost local economies, voters blamed Biden and Harris for high inflation that raised the cost living as food, housing, healthcare and other necessities got more expensive. Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 Those people blame the politicians in charge for the economy, Republicans are in charge, so voters are blaming Republicans. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 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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