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 Advertisement Newsom also suggested the presence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) might intimidate voters. Richard Hall, Time, 25 Oct. 2025 Like the popular athlete of the week ballots, voters may cast a ballot once an hour until the 2 p.m. deadline on Fridays. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025 In speaking with some voters afterward, Allen was struck by several who had misperceptions of aspects of CTE. Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 Although he's been missing for more than five months, voters could still elect the Democrat to the Nassau County Legislature's 4th District seat next month due to a legal technicality about his status. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • When a federal district judge threw out Bost's lawsuit in 2022, the decision stemmed from the question of whether the congressman and the electors had the grounds to sue, not the merits of his legal argument about mail-in ballots.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson's office coordinated with Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly to get the false elector documents to Pence, but Pence rejected the efforts.
    Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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