Electorate

English

Noun

Electorate (plural Electorates)

1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

   The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.

2. The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.

   The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.

3. The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.

   Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.

Synonyms

• (collective people): constituency
• (geographic area): riding (Canada), constituency (United Kingdom), seat (Australia), division (Australia), ward, district, electoral district

Related terms

• elector
• electoral
• electoral district
• election
• Elector
• Electorate

Thesaurus

Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, chooser, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, constituency, constituents, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, elector, electoral college, electoral district, electors, government, hamlet, hundred, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, optant, parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, selector, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake, state, territory, town, township, village, voter, wapentake, ward

Translations

those entitled to vote collectively

Czech: elektorát (cs) m. Finnish: äänioikeutetut (fi) pl., äänestäjät (fi) pl. Galician: electorado (gl) f.

Portuguese: eleitorado (pt) m. Spanish: electorado (es) m.

geographic area encompassing electoral district

Finnish: vaalipiiri (fi)

dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire

Portuguese: eleitorado (pt) m.