The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
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(historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an elect]] the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; an electorship.
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 con…
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(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
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 larg…
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