electorate

noun

The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.

(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.

Roots

legolect- · Latin · gather, choose

Synonyms for electorate

electorsn constituencyn constituentsn

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