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voter

[ voh-ter ]

/ ˈvoʊ tər /

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noun

a person who votes.

a person who has a right to vote; elector.

Origin of voter

1570–80; vote (v.) + -er¹

Words nearby voter

vote of non-confidence, vote with one's feet, vote-getter, voteable, voteless, voter, voting machine, voting paper, voting rights act of 1965, votive, votive mass

Example sentences from the Web for voter

But its far more insidious role was revealed, whether it was gun policies or voter suppression.

Mike Brown Dies, a Generation Comes Alive |Roland S. Martin |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
How a late change in strategy may have sent Democratic volunteers after the exact wrong type of voter.

Did a Flawed Computer Model Sabotage the Democrats? |Ben Jacobs |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Both presidents fit the historical pattern of third-quarter voter fatigue.

Obama: Lamest Duck Ever? |Jonathan Alter |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their collective failings come down to message discipline, candidate selection, and voter targeting.

How the Lame Democrats Blew It |Goldie Taylor |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

No wonder the state ranks toward the bottom in voter turnout.

Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now |John Avlon |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nobody can see or hear what transpires between the voter and this appointed manipulator.

Politics of Alabama |J. C. (Joseph Columbus) Manning
It is detrimental to the voter whose proclivity is thereby determined.

Shadow and Light |Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
It is the business of Secularism to teach every child; to teach every voter.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
The government of a German city is so simple in its machinery that every voter can easily understand it.

Germany and the Germans |Price Collier
But if the platform educates the voter, it has its dangers also.

The Government of England (Vol. I) |A. Lawrence Lowell

British Dictionary definitions for voter

voter

/ (ˈvəʊtə) /

noun

a person who can or does vote