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Electorate - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Electorate : (noun)
1: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Electorate : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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