electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote
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Catholics make up about one-fifth of the electorate.
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Celia Viggo Wexler, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most significantly by sweeping new executive actions that will have far-reaching consequences on swaths of the electorate.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
As his allies gleefully mused about flipping California in the next election, Musk predicted the state's burdensome regulations would accelerate the electorate's rightward trend.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
With the 21st-century American electorate in perhaps the sourest mood since scientific polling developed in the 1940s, three of the last four presidents have ended their tenures below 50 percent approval.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Celia Viggo Wexler, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most significantly by sweeping new executive actions that will have far-reaching consequences on swaths of the electorate.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
As his allies gleefully mused about flipping California in the next election, Musk predicted the state's burdensome regulations would accelerate the electorate's rightward trend.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
With the 21st-century American electorate in perhaps the sourest mood since scientific polling developed in the 1940s, three of the last four presidents have ended their tenures below 50 percent approval.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət
: a body of people entitled to vote
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