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Electorate

//ɪˈlɛktəɹət// noun

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Noun

1
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."
2
the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote wordnet
3
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
"[I]n case Hanover should be attacked on the ground of a German quarrel, unconnected with English politics, we were not bound to defend her; yet, if a power at war with England should think fit to consider that electorate as part of the king's dominions, which perhaps according to the law of nations might be done, our honour must require that it should be defended against such an attack."
4
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."

Etymology

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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