Electorate: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Electorate noun. All the people who are entitled to vote in an election.
How to say it
ih-LEK-tuh-rut/ɪˈlɛkt(ə)rət/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (LEK).
Electorate in a sentence
Barely a third of the electorate turned out on a wet Thursday in November.
Both campaigns were trying to read the mood of an electorate tired of promises.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- voters
- the electors
- constituency
Where electorate comes from
From elector, from Latin eligere, to pick out or choose.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Both campaigns were trying to read the mood of an _____ tired of promises.
- satrap
- electorate
- jingoism
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electorate: Both campaigns were trying to read the mood of an electorate tired of promises.