electorate
part of speech
noun (electorate, electorates)
meaning for a pupil
1) The electorate is all the people in a country or area who are allowed to vote in an election. tree →
2) (Australia, New Zealand) An electorate is an area that elects one member of parliament, called a constituency in the UK. tree →
sense in the lessons
In citizenship and politics lessons, the electorate is the voters; politicians try to win over the electorate. In Australia and New Zealand, people talk about «my electorate» meaning their voting district. Common phrases: «the British electorate», «a divided electorate», «appeal to the electorate», «young members of the electorate».
examples
- The electorate chose a new prime minister. tree →
- Politicians make promises to win the electorate's votes. tree →
- Children are not part of the electorate until they turn eighteen. tree →
- In Scotland, sixteen-year-olds are part of the electorate in some elections. tree →
- Our local member represents a big rural electorate in Queensland. tree →
- Half the electorate did not vote. tree →
- The electorate was split down the middle. tree →
note
Usually used with «the». It is a group noun: «the electorate is» (in the UK also «are»). Related: «elect», «election», «elector» (one voter), «electoral». In maths problems, the electorate is the total number of voters, and turnout is the part that voted.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «electorate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.