'Electorate' definitions:
Definition of 'electorate'
From: WordNet
noun
The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Definition of 'Electorate'
From: GCIDE
- Electorate \E*lect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectorat.]
- 1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. [1913 Webster]
- The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'electorate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Kreis,
- 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