electorate

[ ih-lek-ter-it ]

/ ɪˈlɛk tər ɪt /

the body of persons entitled to vote in an election.

the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Origin of electorate

First recorded in 1665–75; elector + -ate³

Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.

Asian-Americans Are The New Florida |Tim Mak |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Plus the GOP electorate has become more conservative since 2008.

The Devil in Mike Huckabee |Dean Obeidallah |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Republicans can change their brand, appeal to the electorate, shrink government, grow the economy, and save capitalism.

To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage |Dmitri Mehlhorn |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And yet this same Arkansas electorate voted nearly two-to-one to back a minimum-wage increase.

Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout |Michael Tomasky |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Pew estimates the number of swing voters at about 25 percent, a quarter of the electorate.

Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections |Linda Killian |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He is descended from a Family which has been of Eminence for a long time in this Electorate.

The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I |Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
From 1559 to the close of his life he was superintendent-general of the electorate of Saxony.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various
To warrant the coercive statute, no recourse was had to the electorate of Britain, much less to that of Ireland.

Ulster's Stand For Union |Ronald McNeill
He did not say "Ladies and gentlemen," or "Electorate of Birmingham," or anything of the kind.

Recollections |David Christie Murray
The type of this class is glory's porter, speculation's trumpeter, the electorate's Bonneau.

Balzac |Frederick Lawton

electorate

/ (ɪˈlɛktərɪt) /

the body of all qualified voters

the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire

Australian and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament

Australian and NZ the voters in a constituency