electorate
noun/ɪˈlektərət/
/ɪˈlektərət/
- [countable + singular or plural verb] the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group
- Only 60 per cent of the electorate voted in the last election.
- The electorate is/are divided on this issue.
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for election- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general electorate.
- The rise of a mass electorate forced politicians to broaden their appeal.
- issues which have divided the electorate
- the need to appeal to the electorate at large
- the representative chosen by the electorate
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- educated
- informed
- apathetic
- …
- divide
- go to the polls
- vote
- the electorate as a whole
- the electorate at large
- [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) (also constituency especially in British English)a district that elects its own representative to parliament
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