voter

noun

vot·​er ˈvō-tər How to pronounce voter (audio)
: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

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In order for a petition to get on the ballot, a petition must have at least 5% of registered voters, which is 3,879 signatures since there are currently 77,564 voters in Dearborn, Darany said, citing city charter rules. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 July 2025 In August of 2022, the last time Marquette University Law School pollster surveyed voters about Walker, 42% of voters had a favorable view of Walker and 49% had an unfavorable view, according to poll director Charles Franklin. Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025 Quinnipiac found that 63 percent of voters disapproved of Trump's Epstein response. Carlo Versano jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Some of these voters ranked Mr. Cuomo several times on their ballots. Elena Shao, New York Times, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for voter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of voter was circa 1600

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“Voter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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voter

noun
vot·​er ˈvōt-ər How to pronounce voter (audio)
: one that votes or has the legal right to vote

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