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ELECTORATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("electorate" is a kind of...):
citizenry; people (the body of citizens of a state or country)
Meronyms (members of "electorate"):
constituency (the body of voters who elect a representative for their area)
vote (a body of voters who have the same interests)
elector; voter (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)
Derivation:
elect (select by a vote for an office or membership)
