Definitions for electorate
ɪˈlɛk tər ɪtelec·torate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. electoratenoun

   the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. electoratenoun

   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.

2. electoratenoun

   The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.

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

3. electoratenoun

   The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.

   Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electoratenoun

   The territory of an elector.

   Etymology: from elector.

   He has a great and powerful king for his son-in-law; and can himself command, when he pleases, the whole strength of an electorate in the empire. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 24.

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1. electorate

   The electorate refers to all the eligible voters or citizens in a country, state, or locality who have the legal right to participate in an election, usually to choose a representative or make decisions on public policy or legislation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Electoratenoun

   the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire

2. Electoratenoun

   the whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. lectorat.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. electorate

   A group of people with the legislative ability, power or authority to vote.

   The electorate choose a unity government and gratefully create and empower that change and formation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Citizenry

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'electorate' in Nouns Frequency: #2806

How to pronounce electorate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say electorate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of electorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of electorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of electorate in a Sentence

1. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine:

   Other than Vermont they (Iowa and New Hampshire) are his best two -- if you line up all 50 states in terms of who the Democratic electorate is, he got two of his best three right out of the gate. So I've said that if she goes one for one out of the first two that's a solid -- we'll call that a win.

2. Brian Schaffner:

   That is certainly what gives Donald Trump a floor : By stoking those cultural war fires you are going to win over a certain share of the electorate that has this more racist and sexist and xenophobic views, but it also prevents Donald Trump from winning over these other people who would otherwise be conservative or be open to voting Republican, but simply can't stomach that culture war stuff Donald Trump is so focused on.

3. Brandon Gillespie/Fox News -RRB- Loeffler:

   I could not be talking to a more important group, and I'll tell you why. It is a fact women make up 52 percent of the electorate in Georgia, so you know you're important, we will decide this race. Georgia women will decide this race, not Barack Obama … not Oprah, not Dave Matthews, not $90 million of out-of-state money that's coming in trying to buy this from you, from your families, from our future.

4. John King:

   Certainly, people have made that remark to me, in Maryland, we have a very diverse state and a diverse electorate, so we are well-positioned to have our first African American governor.

5. Robert Cole:

   They're not doing their jobs, and we as the electorate are stupid in sending the same people back and expecting things to change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=electorate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Electorate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=electorate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate