electorate
IPA: ɪɫˈɛktɝʌt
noun
- The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
- (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
- (chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
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Examples of "electorate" in Sentences
- The electorate decided in favor of the unions.
- The electorate was established in the 1984 election.
- It was part of the Electorate of Bavaria and was a lordly estate.
- Nationalists were shocked at the political indifference of the electorate.