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 With the House restored to a 67-67 tie, the balance voters delivered in 2024 will remain in place. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026 Spygate and Deflategate scandals from his Patriots era reportedly influenced voters, though only three coaches have ever been elected to the Hall on first ballot. Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Johnson fired of a series of posts saying Hall of Fame voters should reveal their selections publicly, and called Belichick one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026 Bieber has long been a favorite of Grammy voters, with 27 nominations since the 2011 ceremony. Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • Bost and two presidential-elector nominees filed their original lawsuit in 2022 and alleged that Illinois' law that allowed ballots postmarked by, but received within two weeks of, the election to be counted violated federal law.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Two of Trump’s 2020 presidential electors for Illinois — Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney — sued the state alongside Bost in May 2022.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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