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# electorate

noun (electorate, electorates)

«electorate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The electorate is all the people in a country or area who are allowed to vote in an election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#m1)
2. (Australia, New Zealand) An electorate is an area that elects one member of parliament, called a constituency in the UK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and politics lessons, the electorate is the voters; politicians try to win over the electorate. In Australia and New Zealand, people talk about «my electorate» meaning their voting district. Common phrases: «the British electorate», «a divided electorate», «appeal to the electorate», «young members of the electorate».

### Examples

- The electorate chose a new prime minister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x1)
- Politicians make promises to win the electorate's votes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x2)
- Children are not part of the electorate until they turn eighteen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x3)
- In Scotland, sixteen-year-olds are part of the electorate in some elections. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x4)
- Our local member represents a big rural electorate in Queensland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x5)
- Half the electorate did not vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x6)
- The electorate was split down the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/#x7)

### Note

Usually used with «the». It is a group noun: «the electorate is» (in the UK also «are»). Related: «elect», «election», «elector» (one voter), «electoral». In maths problems, the electorate is the total number of voters, and turnout is the part that voted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «electorate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electorate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«electorate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/electorate.html) on Mova free.