electorate
Contents
1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun
1.2.1 Synonyms
1.2.2 Related terms
1.2.3 Translations
English
Etymology
From elector + -ate.
Noun
electorate (plural electorates)
(historical) The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 187:
- Brandenburg, emerging around what would become Berlin, acquired distinct status as an electorate in the mid-fourteenth century.
- 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.
- 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.
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
Translations
those entitled to vote collectively
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geographic area encompassing electoral district — see electoral district
dominion of an elector in the Holy Roman Empire
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