electorate

Meaning

1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
2. (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
3. (Australia, New-Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.

Synonyms

constituency

voter

elector

electoral district

electors

riding

voters

ward

electorship

franchise-holder

constituent

Translations

électorat

electorado

elettorato

eleitorado

Wählerschaft

εκλογικό σώμα

electorat

Kurfürstentum

seçmenler

جُمْهُور النّاخِبِين

Wähler

εκλογείς

keurvorstendom

eklogikó sóma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/

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).