electorate

IPA: ɪɫˈɛktɝʌt

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.

Examples of "electorate" in Sentences

One thing that pervades the electorate is the feeling that politicians can't be trusted.
I hope that the electorate is as wise as we were when we denied him the governor's seat ...
The big middle of the electorate is aligned with Republican sentiment on those particular issues.
Shaping the electorate is an important part of midterm election strategy, which is why the president's team is so focused on those 2008 first-time or newer voters younger than 30.
The fact that Tuesday's electorate is far more conservative than the last midterm electorate in 2006 is a sign of how mobilized the right was this year, and the Tea Party had something to do with that.
But there are signs that the Tory party has been both damaged by the expenses scandal more than they care to admit and that the electorate is as yet not in the least bit persuaded that Cameron and Osborne have got what it takes.
And they'll do it because: 1. the party of a first-term president usually loses seats in Congress in the midterm elections; 2. the electorate is angry; and 3. the voters who helped put Barack Obama in the White House probably won't show up at the polls in sufficient numbers to blunt the oncoming tsunami.