electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote
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Still, Ocasio-Cortez cast doubt on any pundit peddling a hasty grand theory of the electorate.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Republicans not only make up a plurality of the electorate in Temecula, but voters in Riverside County, where it is located, narrowly backed Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
White Evangelicals also decreased from 28 percent of the electorate in 2020 to 23 percent in 2024.
—Mark Tooley, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024
White voters were a higher share of the electorate and voted in large numbers for Trump.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Republicans not only make up a plurality of the electorate in Temecula, but voters in Riverside County, where it is located, narrowly backed Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
White Evangelicals also decreased from 28 percent of the electorate in 2020 to 23 percent in 2024.
—Mark Tooley, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024
White voters were a higher share of the electorate and voted in large numbers for Trump.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət
: a body of people entitled to vote
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