: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
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: a body of people entitled to vote
Example Sentences
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELECTORATE | ELECTORATE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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