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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Agenda items that receive support from the electorate and in Parliament can take years to enact, and by then the country’s famously ephemeral governments often have changed.
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Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Mamdani's stance on Israel is in fact abominable, but Cuomo missed how much more important to the broader primary electorate pocketbook issues were.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Registered Democrats make up the largest portion of the electorate and, obviously, most aren’t happy with the GOP stranglehold on Washington.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The general electorate looks very little like the primary, and Mamdani’s critics will now have months to hammer his weaknesses, not just on the substance of socialism and anti-Zionism but also on the style.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
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Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Mamdani's stance on Israel is in fact abominable, but Cuomo missed how much more important to the broader primary electorate pocketbook issues were.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Registered Democrats make up the largest portion of the electorate and, obviously, most aren’t happy with the GOP stranglehold on Washington.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The general electorate looks very little like the primary, and Mamdani’s critics will now have months to hammer his weaknesses, not just on the substance of socialism and anti-Zionism but also on the style.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
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“Electorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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