"electorate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɛktəɹət/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈlɛktɹət/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-electorate.wav Forms: electorates [plural]
Etymology: From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (suffix denoting an office or rank; or something characterized by [the specified word]). Elector is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|elector|ate|pos2=suffix denoting an office or rank; or something characterized by 􂀿the specified word􂁀|t1=person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire}} elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (suffix denoting an office or rank; or something characterized by [the specified word]), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-|t=to collect, gather}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} electorate (plural electorates)
  1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. Synonyms: constituency Translations (collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote): էլեկտորատ (ēlektorat) (Armenian), ընտրազանգված (əntrazangvac) (Armenian), hautesleria (Basque), электара́т (eljektarát) [masculine] (Belarusian), вы́баршчыкі (výbarščyki) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), електора́т (elektorát) [masculine] (Bulgarian), избира́тели (izbiráteli) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), electorat [masculine] (Catalan), 選民 (Chinese Mandarin), 选民 (xuǎnmín) (Chinese Mandarin), elektorát [masculine] (Czech), voličstvo [neuter] (Czech), voliči [masculine, plural] (Czech), electoraat (Dutch), kiezerspubliek [neuter] (Dutch), kiespubliek [neuter] (Dutch), voĉdonantaro (Esperanto), elektoraat (Estonian), äänestäjäkunta (Finnish), äänestäjät [plural] (Finnish), äänioikeutetut [plural] (Finnish), électorat [masculine] (French), eletorât [masculine] (Friulian), electorado [masculine] (Galician), ამომრჩევლები (amomrčevlebi) (Georgian), ელექტორატი (elekṭoraṭi) (Georgian), Wählerschaft [feminine] (German), Wähler [masculine, plural] (German), Stimmvolk [Switzerland, neuter] (German), εκλογικό σώμα (eklogikó sóma) [neuter] (Greek), elettorato [masculine] (Italian), 有権者 (yūkensha) (alt: ゆうけんしゃ) (Japanese), 유권자 (yugwonja) (alt: 有權者) (Korean), електора́т (elektorát) [masculine] (Macedonian), гласачи (glasači) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), elektorat [masculine] (Polish), eleitorado [masculine] (Portuguese), electorat [neuter] (Romanian), alegători [masculine, plural] (Romanian), электора́т (elektorát) [masculine] (Russian), избира́тели (izbiráteli) [masculine, plural] (Russian), гласачи [Cyrillic, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), glasači [Roman, masculine, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), elektorát [masculine] (Slovak), voličstvo [neuter] (Slovak), voliči [masculine, plural] (Slovak), volivci [masculine, plural] (Slovene), electorado [masculine] (Spanish), väljare [plural] (Swedish), väljarkår [common-gender] (Swedish), valmannakår [common-gender] (Swedish), valmanskår [common-gender] (Swedish), електора́т (elektorát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ви́борці (výborci) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-electorate-en-noun-lGC-D2yu Disambiguation of 'collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote': 86 5 10
  2. (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Collectives, Politics Translations (office, or area of dominion, of an Elector): kuafiaschtndum (Bavarian), kurfyrstendømme [neuter] (Danish), keurvorstendom [neuter] (Dutch), elektoraatti (Finnish), Kurfürstentum [neuter] (German), ελεκτοράτο (elektoráto) [neuter] (Greek), kjörfurstadæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), elektorat [masculine] (Polish), eleitorado [masculine] (Portuguese), kurfurstendöme [neuter] (Swedish), курфю́рство (kurfjúrstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-electorate-en-noun-1blhw0Hg Disambiguation of Collectives: 28 48 24 Disambiguation of Politics: 26 58 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bavarian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 14 48 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 52 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 56 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bavarian translations: 8 62 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 57 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 61 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 62 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 54 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 55 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 60 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 56 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 55 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 58 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 77 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 60 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 60 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 57 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 53 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 59 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 59 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 57 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 58 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 57 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 53 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 60 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 60 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 60 29 Disambiguation of 'office, or area of dominion, of an Elector': 4 87 9
  3. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Synonyms: division [Australia], riding [Canada], seat [Australia], ward
    Sense id: en-electorate-en-noun-W5ccbGwi Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 40 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 52 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Electorate of the Palatinate
Related terms: elect, electable, electant, elected [adjective, noun], electee, electing [adjective, noun], election, electional, electionary [rare], electioneer, electioneering [adjective, noun], elective, electively, elector, Elector, electoral, electoral district, electorally, electorial

Inflected forms

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          "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": "hautesleria"
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          "roman": "eljektarát",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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          "word": "электара́т"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "вы́баршчыкі"
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          "roman": "elektorát",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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          "roman": "izbiráteli",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "избира́тели"
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          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "選民"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuǎnmín",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "选民"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "elektorát"
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          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "electoraat"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "voĉdonantaro"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "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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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
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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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          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "eletorât"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "electorado"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "amomrčevlebi",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "ამომრჩევლები"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "elekṭoraṭi",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "word": "ელექტორატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Wählerschaft"
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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": "Wähler"
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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Stimmvolk"
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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "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"
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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "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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          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "elektorat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eleitorado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 5 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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      "tags": [
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        "noun"
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      "word": "elective"
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    {
      "word": "electively"
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      "word": "elector"
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    {
      "word": "Elector"
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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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          "ref": "1827, Henry Hallam, “On the Reign of William II”, in The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume II, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, footnote †, page 534:",
          "text": "[I]n case Hanover should be attacked on the ground of a German quarrel, unconnected with English politics, we were not bound to defend her; yet, if a power at war with England should think fit to consider that electorate as part of the king's dominions, which perhaps according to the law of nations might be done, our honour must require that it should be defended against such an attack.",
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        {
          "ref": "1837 July, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Lord Bacon [Francis Bacon]. […]”, in Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review. […], 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], published 1843, →OCLC, page 305:",
          "text": "The line of demarcation [between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism] ran, as it still runs, through the midst of the Netherlands, of Germany, and of Switzerland, dividing province from province, electorate from electorate, and canton from canton.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Peter H[amish] Wilson, “Lands”, in Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, →ISBN, part II (Belonging), page 187:",
          "text": "[…] Brandenburg, emerging around what would become Berlin, acquired distinct status as an electorate in the mid-fourteenth century.",
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          "German",
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        "New Zealand English"
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        {
          "text": "The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.",
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "riding"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "seat"
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        {
          "word": "ward"
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      "tags": [
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        "New-Zealand"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlɛktɹət/",
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ēlektorat",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "էլեկտորատ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "əntrazangvac",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "ընտրազանգված"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "hautesleria"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "eljektarát",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "электара́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výbarščyki",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "вы́баршчыкі"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "elektorát",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "електора́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izbiráteli",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "избира́тели"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "electorat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "選民"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnmín",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "选民"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elektorát"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voličstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "voliči"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "electoraat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kiezerspubliek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kiespubliek"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "voĉdonantaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "elektoraat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "word": "äänestäjäkunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "äänestäjät"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "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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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: politics",
  "path": [
    "electorate"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "electorate",
  "trace": ""
}

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