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 Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire, beginning with her absence from the city, has had a long-lasting, negative impact on voters’ opinions of her, with polls repeatedly showing high unfavorability ratings. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Districts also run bonds, which require two-thirds voter approval to pass, to replace aging schools and build new ones to accommodate growth. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026 Democratic lawmakers say the measure as written would be a form of voter suppression. Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Johnson said Trump agreed Republicans could pass key parts of the SAVE America Act through budget reconciliation legislation that would include voter ID requirements. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • The decision, announced Thursday, marks the third such fake elector case filed by states to be dismissed, though the Democratic attorney general is vowing to bring it back to a grand jury in hopes of securing another indictment.
    Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Since the turnout was just below 60 percent—a sharp fall from 67 percent at the previous election in December 2019—that meant only about one British elector in five had voted Labour.
    Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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