electorate
elec·to·rate
noun
1.
the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Origin
From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Phrases
- electoral district
- Electorate of the Palatinate
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