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 While all jurisdictions are anticipating victories for their subsequent proposals, each saw low voter turnout for Tuesday’s election. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 The White House plans to use alternative laws to preserve his tariffs, but those policies will only prolong the debate and keep alive an issue that is largely unpopular with voters. Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026 The debate over sharing voter information extends far beyond Hennepin County, with the U.S. Department of Justice requesting state voter rolls multiple times, most recently in a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026 For the 2025-26 awards season, there are 8,300 film awards voters. Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political parties.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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