Definitions for: Electorate


[n] the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote



Webster (1913) Definition: E*lect"or*ate, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectorat.]
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.

See Also: citizenry, constituency, elector, people, vote, voter

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