Associations to the word «Electorate»

Wiktionary

ELECTORATE, noun. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
ELECTORATE, noun. The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.
ELECTORATE, noun. The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
ELECTORATE OF THE PALATINATE, proper noun. (geography) (historical) Alternative form of Electoral Palatinate

Dictionary definition

ELECTORATE, noun. The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats