Definition of 'electorate'
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electorate in British English
noun
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electorate in American English
noun
1.
all those qualified to vote in an election
2.
the rank or territory of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire
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electorate in American English
(ɪˈlektərɪt)
noun
1.
the body of persons entitled to vote in an election
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electorate
British English: electorate
/ɪˈlɛktərɪt/ NOUN
The electorate of a country is the people there who have the right to vote in an election.
Almost half of the electorate supports him.
- American English: electorate /ɪˈlɛktərɪt/
- Arabic: نَاخِبُون
- Brazilian Portuguese: eleitorado
- Chinese: 选民
- Croatian: izborno tijelo
- Czech: voliči
- Danish: vælgerkorps
- Dutch: kiezers
- European Spanish: electorado
- Finnish: äänestäjät
- French: électorat
- German: Wählerschaft
- Greek: εκλογικό σώμα
- Italian: elettorato
- Japanese: 選挙人
- Korean: 유권자
- Norwegian: velgergruppe
- Polish: elektorat
- European Portuguese: eleitorado
- Romanian: electorat
- Russian: электорат
- Latin American Spanish: electorado
- Swedish: valkrets
- Thai: ผู้มีสิทธิ์เลือกตั้ง
- Turkish: seçmen bölgesi
- Ukrainian: електорат
- Vietnamese: đoàn cử tri
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