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 That leaves Democratic leaders stuck between voters and activists, according to Navratilova. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Unlike voters in most states, Texans do not directly elect their secretary of state. Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026 Early returns reflected only a small segment of ballots mailed to voters. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Online discourse around the measure was often heated, but most of the campaign’s in-person conversations with voters were civil and productive, Whitcomb said. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for voter
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elector
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  • Cases related to the fake elector scheme remain in Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin.
    Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 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 8 Jun. 2026.

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