electoratenoun [ C usually singular, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/iˈlek.tər.ət/us/iˈlek.tɚ.ət/all the people who are allowed to vote:
The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Voters & candidates in elections
- abstain
- aye
- constituency
- constituent
- contestant
- elector
- electoral college
- floating voter
- independent
- no
- nominee
- plurality
- slate
- stalking horse
- swing voter
- ticket
- voter
- write in
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