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VOTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A citizen who has a legal right to vote

Synonyms:

elector; voter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("voter" is a kind of...):

citizen (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voter"):

constituent (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes)

crossover; crossover voter (a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party)

floater (a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election)

floating voter; swing voter (a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other)

Holonyms ("voter" is a member of...):

electorate (the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote)

Derivation:

vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)

vote (bring into existence or make available by vote)

vote (express one's choice or preference by vote)

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