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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If bond investors are impressed and price in a more benign fiscal outlook, that could eventually lower borrowing costs for households and businesses that spiked under Starmer’s predecessors and earn him some credit with the electorate.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 July 2024
And though migration overall was at an all-time high in 2022, much of the electorate doesn’t actually see migration as one of their top three issues — and people’s feelings about migration are highly fractured.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 July 2024
Trump is favored by about half the electorate, many of whom believe his conviction was corruptly secured.
—Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Even a small shift toward Trump in some parts of the electorate, relative to four years ago, could easily set up a Republican return to the White House.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 July 2024
And though migration overall was at an all-time high in 2022, much of the electorate doesn’t actually see migration as one of their top three issues — and people’s feelings about migration are highly fractured.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 July 2024
Trump is favored by about half the electorate, many of whom believe his conviction was corruptly secured.
—Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Even a small shift toward Trump in some parts of the electorate, relative to four years ago, could easily set up a Republican return to the White House.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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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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