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Webster 1913 Edition
Electorate
E-lect′or-ate
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
électorat
.] 1.
The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
2.
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.
The middle-class
electorate
of Great Britain. M. Arnold.
Webster 1828 Edition
Electorate
ELECT'ORATE
,Noun.
1.
The territory of an elector in the German empire.