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electorate.

The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈlɛktɹət/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

    collective
    The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
  2. The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.

    historical
  3. A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.

    Australia · New-Zealand
    The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
Where this word comes from

From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

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