voter

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 In 2012, a $10 million referendum to preserve existing farmland and open space, voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin – and won handily in all three voting districts. John Emmanuel, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025 Florida’s voters, and their leaders in Washington, shouldn’t want to duplicate the medical horrors of socialism. Michelle Flowers, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025 Of the California voters surveyed, 90% reported their cost of living has gone up. Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025 The House bill would remove Martínez López, along with fellow ANC member Jingwen Sun, from the voter rolls and from their posts on the commission. David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • Usually, within 15 to 20 days after the papacy is vacated, cardinal electors meet in the Sistine Chapel and begin the voting process.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Despite having no legal authority to discard votes, Trump insisted Pence could reject electors from key swing states won by Joe Biden.
    Carlo Versano Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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