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electorate

[ih-lek-ter-it] / ɪˈlɛk tər ɪt /


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Nearly 80% of the electorate voted—a record turnout, up about 10 points from the 2022 national election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Madrid suggested the demographic rallying is less a “reversion” and more a reflection of a rapidly changing electorate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

His promise of change resonated with an electorate that was angry at corruption, nepotism and elite rule.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Without the runoff rematch between Herrera and Gonzales, we won’t learn whether there are limits to how much internet edginess an electorate can handle.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Assume that one-third of the electorate prefers Dukakis to Gore to Jackson, that another one-third prefers Gore to Jackson to Dukakis, and that the last one-third prefers Jackson to Dukakis to Gore.

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




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