ELECTORATE

electorate. Electorate, n. the territory or state of an elector

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E‐lect″or‐ate (?), n. [[Cf. F. électorat.]] 1. 1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
2. 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.
The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. M. Arnold.