voter

Definition of voternext
as in elector
a person who votes or who has the legal right to vote minority voters Less than 10 percent of (the) voters favor the measure.

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Recent Examples of voter So if schools don’t improve and our kids don’t learn, voters will know exactly who failed. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Officials are hopeful that voters will be more supportive of a measure that isn’t solely focused on funding emergency services. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026 But Democratic leaders fear that the insurgent candidates risk blowing winnable races for Democrats with messages considered too radical for most voters. ABC News, 13 July 2026 Trump lost the 2020 race to President Joe Biden, but falsely claimed his defeat was due to widespread voter fraud. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • Each state’s number of electors equals the size of its congressional delegation, or the number of senators (2) plus the number of Representatives for the state.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • In Arizona, defense lawyers argued the law allowed for multiple slates of electors to be submitted to Congress in case the results were disputed.
    Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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