electorate
gb/ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/ us/ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
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English
választópolgárok, elektorátus, választókerület
NOUN
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elektorátus
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Usage pattern:
the electorate; [adjective] electorate
Polls suggest that the electorate is most concerned about healthcare and the cost of living.
A közvélemény-kutatások szerint a választópolgárokat leginkább az egészségügy és a megélhetési költségek foglalkoztatják.
The party is trying to win back the electorate before next year’s election.
A párt a jövő évi választások előtt igyekszik visszanyerni a választópolgárok támogatását.
A large part of the electorate felt that the candidates had ignored local issues.
Learner examples
The electorate will choose a new president in November.
A választópolgárok novemberben új elnököt választanak.
Politicians try to understand what the electorate wants.
A politikusok megpróbálják megérteni, mit akarnak a választópolgárok.
Common mistake:
Do not use electorate to mean the election itself. Say “election results,” not “electorate results,” unless you mean results among voters.
Meaning
people entitled to vote
Collocations
the electorate
|the national electorate
|the wider electorate
|the registered electorate
|the eligible electorate
|the voting electorate
|the American electorate
|appeal to the electorate
|the mood of the electorate
|win over the electorate
Synonyms
voters (more direct and everyday; can mean people who actually vote)
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voting public (emphasizes voters as a body whose opinions matter)
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electors (more formal or legal; often refers to individual people with voting rights)
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constituency (often refers to voters in a particular area or to a group of supporters)
Themes
politics
|elections
|government
|society
Definition
all the people who can vote in an election
The people in a country, area, or organization who have the right to vote, considered as a group.
NOUN
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Usage pattern:
[place] electorate; the electorate of [place]
She represents a coastal electorate in New Zealand.
Ő egy tengerparti választókerületet képvisel Új-Zélandon.
The party hopes to win several marginal electorates in Queensland.
A párt abban reménykedik, hogy Queenslandben több billegő választókerületet is megnyer.
Boundary changes created a new electorate around the growing suburbs.
Learner examples
He is the member of parliament for a rural electorate.
Ő egy vidéki választókerület parlamenti képviselője.
This electorate usually votes for the same party.
Ez a választókerület rendszerint ugyanarra a pártra szavaz.
Common mistake:
In the UK and many other contexts, “constituency” is more common. In the US, “district” is usually used.
Meaning
electoral district
Collocations
a local electorate
|a rural electorate
|an urban electorate
|a marginal electorate
|a safe electorate
|represent an electorate
|contest an electorate
|win an electorate
|redraw electorates
|the electorate of Auckland Central
Synonyms
constituency (common in the UK and many Commonwealth contexts)
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electoral district (clearer and more official-sounding)
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seat (political shorthand, especially when talking about elections and representation)
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riding (used in Canada for an electoral district)
Themes
politics
|elections
|government
|australia
|new_zealand
Definition
an area that elects one political representative
In some countries, especially Australia and New Zealand, an area whose voters elect a representative to a parliament or other political body.
Grammar
Dictionary form
electorate
IPA
GB/ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
US/ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
Syllables & stress
elect - or - ate (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (or)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: electorate
- Plural: electorates
Expressions
face the electorate
1/fˈeɪs ðə ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
fixed phrase
be judged by voters
to have voters decide whether a politician or party should stay in power
Examples
- The government will face the electorate next spring.
- After years in office, every leader eventually has to face the electorate.
- Several unpopular members are nervous about facing the electorate again.
Learner examples
- The president will face the electorate next year.
go to the electorate
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ðə ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
fixed phrase
seek voters’ decision
to hold an election so voters can decide
Examples
- The prime minister may go to the electorate in the autumn.
- Rather than delay the decision, the government chose to go to the electorate.
- The party wants a clear policy before it goes to the electorate.
Learner examples
- The government will go to the electorate in May.
take something to the electorate
1/tˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ tə ðə ɪlˈɛktɚɪt/
fixed phrase
put issue to voters
to ask voters to decide something by voting
Examples
- The mayor promised to take the tax proposal to the electorate.
- Some lawmakers argued that such a major constitutional change should be taken to the electorate.
- The party took its climate plan to the electorate and won a strong mandate.
Learner examples
- They took the question to the electorate in a referendum.