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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.Definition 2024
electorate
electorate
English
Noun
electorate (plural electorates)
- The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
- The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
- The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.
- The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
- The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
- Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.
Synonyms
- (collective people): constituency
- (geographic area): riding (Canada), constituency (United Kingdom), seat (Australia), division (Australia), ward, district, electoral district
Related terms
- elector
- electoral
- electoral district
- election
- Elector
- Electorate
Translations
those entitled to vote collectively
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geographic area encompassing electoral district — see electoral district
dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire
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