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• Electorate — E*lect or*ate, n. [Cf. F. [ e]lectorat.] 1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• electorate — elec·tor·ate n: a body of people entitled to vote Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. electorate …   Law dictionary

• Body politic — or body corporate and politic means a state or one of its subordinate civil authorities, such as a province, prefecture, county, municipality, city or district. It is generally understood to mean a geographic area with an associated government at …   Wikipedia

• electorate — 1670s, in reference to Germany, from ELECTOR (Cf. elector) + ATE (Cf. ate) (1). Meaning “whole body of voters” is from 1879 …   Etymology dictionary

• electorate — ► NOUN 1) the body of people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. 2) Austral./NZ the area represented by one Member of Parliament. 3) historical the office or territories of a German elector …   English terms dictionary

• electorate — /əˈlɛktərət / (say uh lektuhruht), / trət/ (say truht), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. a body of constituents; the body of voters, or, loosely, of residents, in a district represented by an elected member of the legislature. 2. the district itself. 3.… …  

• electorate — noun Date: 1620 1. the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector 2. a body of people entitled to vote …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• electorate — /i lek teuhr it/, n. 1. the body of persons entitled to vote in an election. 2. the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. [1665 75; ELECTOR + ATE3] * * * …   Universalium

• electorate — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. voters, registered voters, those casting ballots, body politic; see constituency , voter …   English dictionary for students

• electorate — e•lec•tor•ate [[t]ɪˈlɛk tər ɪt[/t]] n. 1) gov the body of persons entitled to vote in an election 2) why the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire • Etymology: 1665–75 …   From formal English to slang

• electorate — n. 1 a body of electors. 2 Austral. & NZ an area represented by one member of parliament. 3 hist. the office or territories of the German Elector …   Useful english dictionary