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electorate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
electorate /ɪˈlɛktərət/ noun
plural electorates
electorate
/ɪˈlɛktərət/
noun
plural electorates
Learner's definition of ELECTORATE
[count]
: the people who can vote in an election选民；选举人 — usually singular通常用单数
BNC: 5470 COCA: 8624

electorate

noun

elec·​tor·​ate i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət How to pronounce electorate (audio)
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Liz Truss this week won the leadership of the British Conservative Party, and hence the prime minister’s job, in a purely internal party vote involving 180,000 party members, or just 0.3% of the electorate. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 This argument assumes, however, that the traditional lesser-of-two-evils system does represent the true will of the electorate. WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Even in places where there was never a shadow of a doubt about the political leanings of the electorate, election officials have found themselves under threat. Neil Vigdor, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Only grassroots Conservative Party members, who represent less than 0.3% of the electorate, can vote in the contest. Kara Fox, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Of Biden voters in the 2020 presidential election, 45% of them had college degrees, compared with 34% of Trump voters, according to AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of the electorate. Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2022 Political pundits have predicted a red wave, but the mood of the electorate may be shifting in the closing months before November. Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 Take Wisconsin: The state is so closely divided between Democrats and Republicans that just 1 percentage point separates the two parties’ shares of the electorate. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Gen Z and millennials already outnumber boomers among eligible voters and will account for 60 percent of the electorate by 2036. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of electorate was in 1620
BNC: 5470 COCA: 8624
electorate

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELECTORATE | ELECTORATE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤educated, informed受過教育的／知情的選民➤apathetic, sceptical/skeptical冷漠的選民；持懷疑態度的選民➤divided, polarized立場不同的／立場截然相反的選民➤general一般選民◇His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general electorate.他的種種言論可能會讓他在普通選民中聲望大跌。➤total全體選民◇Catholics make up over a quarter of the total electorate.天主教徒超過選民總人數的四分之一。➤local, national地方選民；全國選民▸➤mass選民團體◇The rise of a mass electorate forced politicians to broaden their appeal.一個大選民團體的出現迫使從政者擴大支持者的範圍。➤middle-class, working-class, etc.中產階級、工人階級等選民▸➤American, British, etc.美國、英國等選民➤Democratic, Republican, etc.民主黨、共和黨等選民VERB + ELECTORATE➤divide劃分選民◇issues which have divided the electorate使選民產生分歧的問題ELECTORATE + VERB➤go to the polls, vote選民選舉某人／投票◇the representative chosen by the electorate由選民選舉出的代表PHRASES➤the electorate as a whole, the electorate at large全體選民◇the need to appeal to the electorate at large需要爭取全體選民的支持

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