electorate

UK
/ɪˈlɛk.tər.ət/
US
/ɪˈlɛk.tɚ.ət/

Translations

electoratenoun
electorates
pl
UK
/ɪˈlɛk.tər.ət/
US
/ɪˈlɛk.tɚ.ət/
The electorate will vote next week.
Избиратели будут голосовать на следующей неделе.
The candidate tried to appeal to the younger electorate.
Кандидат пытался обратиться к молодому электорату.
Synonyms
the people
the public
voting public
body of voters

Definitions

electoratenoun
All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
The electorate will go to the polls next month to choose a new president.
A specific body of voters in a particular district or constituency.
The candidate focused her campaign on the rural electorate.
Historically, the territory, rank, or jurisdiction of an elector, especially within the Holy Roman Empire.
The Electorate of Brandenburg rose to prominence in the seventeenth century.