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 As the hearing stretched into Tuesday night, Josiah Hardy, a high school sophomore, told lawmakers his great-grandfather fought for civil rights and equal representation in Louisiana when Black voters were disenfranchised. Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Assayas portrays the Russian populace as merely manipulated, as if voters were blank slates for effective propaganda rather than people with moral compasses, capacities for judgment and humanity, ideas and opinions that demagogues recognize and stoke. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026 In fact, when the attacks become brazenly personal, voters may be more likely to view the object of scrutiny with greater sympathy. Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 One week out from the primary election, Keisha Lance Bottoms fielded a flurry of questions from voters gathered at the Columbus Public Library. Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
Noun
  • The clerk’s office determined Davidson remains a qualified elector.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026
  • John Eastman, the lawyer who spearheaded the alternate electors plan, was last week formally disbarred in California following a three-year disciplinary process.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voter. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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