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electorate

[ih-lek-ter-it] / ɪˈlɛk tər ɪt /


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The country’s political class is struggling to keep both the electorate and the market happy.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Dong’s arrival could force his administration to navigate its relationship with China while facing a domestic electorate that overwhelmingly opposes South Korea accepting asylum seekers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The cost of holding by-elections varies according to the size of the electorate, the number of polling stations needed, the cost of sending out postal votes and polling cards and staffing.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Fewer than 15% of Los Angeles city voters are registered Republicans, and the electorate last chose a GOP mayor in 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Dukakis will boast that two- thirds of the electorate prefer him to Gore, whereupon Jackson will respond that two-thirds of the electorate prefer him to Dukakis.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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