See electorate on Wiktionary
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"text": "The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.",
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"ref": "2019 August 10, Gordon Brown, “The very idea of a United Kingdom is being torn apart by toxic nationalism”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-08:",
"text": "Incoming governments normally announce that they will seek to serve the whole electorate. Now, playing out in triplicate across the UK is a \"divide and rule\" approach to leadership, straight from Donald Trump's playbook: each faction consolidating its base, choosing an enemy and accusing opponents of treason in the hope that in a multiparty system they can win with a minority of votes.",
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"word": "voĉdonantaro"
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "äänestäjäkunta"
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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"word": "électorat"
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "ამომრჩევლები"
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"roman": "elekṭoraṭi",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "ელექტორატი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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"word": "Wählerschaft"
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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"word": "Stimmvolk"
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"roman": "eklogikó sóma",
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"word": "εκλογικό σώμα"
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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"word": "elettorato"
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"alt": "ゆうけんしゃ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūkensha",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "有権者"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "유권자"
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"word": "eleitorado"
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"word": "äänioikeutetut"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "électorat"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "eletorât"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "electorado"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "amomrčevlebi",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "ამომრჩევლები"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "elekṭoraṭi",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "ელექტორატი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Wählerschaft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "Wähler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"Switzerland",
"neuter"
],
"word": "Stimmvolk"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eklogikó sóma",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "εκλογικό σώμα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elettorato"
},
{
"alt": "ゆうけんしゃ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūkensha",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "有権者"
},
{
"alt": "有權者",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yugwonja",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"word": "유권자"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "elektorát",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "електора́т"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "glasači",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "гласачи"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elektorat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "eleitorado"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "electorat"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "alegători"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "elektorát",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "электора́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbiráteli",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "избира́тели"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "гласачи"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "glasači"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elektorát"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "voličstvo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "voliči"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "volivci"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "electorado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "väljare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "väljarkår"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "valmannakår"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "valmanskår"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "elektorát",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "електора́т"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výborci",
"sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ви́борці"
},
{
"code": "bar",
"lang": "Bavarian",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"word": "kuafiaschtndum"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kurfyrstendømme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "keurvorstendom"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"word": "elektoraatti"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kurfürstentum"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "elektoráto",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ελεκτοράτο"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjörfurstadæmi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elektorat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "eleitorado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kurfurstendöme"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kurfjúrstvo",
"sense": "office, or area of dominion, of an Elector",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "курфю́рство"
}
],
"word": "electorate"
}
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