Electorate

Definitions

1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
2. The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
   historical
3. A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
   Australia, New-Zealand

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةالناخبون

Catalàelectorat

Češtinaelektorátvoličivoličstvo

Ελληνικάεκλογικό σώμα

Suomiäänestäjäkuntaäänestäjätäänioikeutetutelektoraattivalitsijakunta+ 2 more

עבריתאלקטורט

Հայերենէլեկտորատընտրազանգված

Italianoelettorato

日本語有権者

ქართულიამომრჩევლებიელექტორატი

한국어유권자

Македонскиелекторат

Nederlandselectoraatkeurvorstendomkiespubliekkiezerspubliek+ 1 more

Polskielektorat

Portuguêseleitorado

Românăelectorat

Русскийизбирателиэлекторат

Svenskakurfurstendömeväljareväljarkår

Українськаелекторат

Examples

“The votes have⟳ been counted and the electorate has spoken.”

“Incoming governments normally announce⟳ that they will seek⟳ to serve⟳ the whole electorate. Now, playing out in triplicate across the UK is a "divide⟳ and rule⟳" approach⟳ to leadership, straight from Donald Trump's playbook: each faction consolidating its base⟳, choosing an enemy and accusing opponents of treason in the hope⟳ that in a multiparty system they can win⟳ with a minority of votes.”

“His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and Spanish-speaking mestizos.”

“[I]n case Hanover should be attacked on the ground of a German quarrel, unconnected with English politics, we were not bound to defend⟳ her; yet, if a power at war with England should think⟳ fit to consider⟳ that electorate as part of the king's dominions, which perhaps according to the law of nations might be done, our honour must require⟳ that it should be defended against such an attack.”

“The line of demarcation [between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism] ran, as it still runs, through the midst of the Netherlands, of Germany, and of Switzerland, dividing province from province, electorate from electorate, and canton from canton.”

“[…] Brandenburg, emerging around what would become⟳ Berlin, acquired distinct status as an electorate in the mid-fourteenth century.”

“The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.”

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