Synonyms of voternext
: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

Examples of voter in a Sentence

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Back in November, Bexar County voters, where San Antonio is located, approved a measure to provide $311 million in taxpayer funding for the arena complex, which will be the crown jewel of the larger Project Marvel downtown development plan. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts among cannabis battleground states Idaho voters will have a chance in November to decide whether or not to keep it that way. Bob Woods, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 Some Democrats hope that these moderate independents will draw enough crossover support from Republicans and centrist voters who would never back a Democrat to make the races competitive. Ben Binday, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026 Male voters narrowly approved the change, which Hans-Adam had backed, in a referendum. ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

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