electorate
n.
voting public, group of people who may vote in an election
Electorate
electorate
Noun
1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
(hypernym) citizenry, people
(member-meronym) constituency
(derivation) elect
Electorate
(n.)
The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them.
(n.)
The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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electorate
Synonyms and related words:
Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, chooser, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, constituency, constituents, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, elector, electoral college, electoral district, electors, government, hamlet, hundred, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, optant, parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, selector, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake, state, territory, town, township, village, voter, wapentake, ward,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.