votern.

Brit.

/ˈvəʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈvoʊdər/

Forms: 1500s wottar (Scottish), 1700s– voter.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vote v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < vote v. + -er suffix¹.

a. A person who has a right to vote in an election; an elector.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > right to vote > one having

votera1600

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > one who has right to vote

elector1467

votera1600

constituent1714

balloter1733

vote1737

franchiser1843

floater1896

a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 267 The lordis devyssit and chargit Lord Patrick Lyndsay of the Byris to be chancelar and first wottar in the consall.

1637–50 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (Wodrow Soc.) 191 As to the number of voters, that there should be fifty-one.

1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 10 Every freeholder of forty shillings sterl. a year is a voter.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 458 In the towns in which he wished to establish an interest, he remembered, not only the voters, but their families.

1992 Winnipeg Free Press 22 Mar. a2/3 36.7 million registered voters won't vote today.

2019 Times of India (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Delhi ed.) The party has roped in candidates from different walks of life as it feels these popular faces will help it win over undecided voters.

b. A person who votes (in an election or other matter to be determined by a vote).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voter

suffragator1606

suffragant1613

suffrager1614

voicer1618

voter1647

1647 Briefe Relation Answeres Earle of Strafford 89 The greatest part of his friends absented themselves upon pretence..that they feared the multitude, otherwise his suffrages had more then counterpoised the voters for his death.

1701 D. Hume Diary Parl. Scotl. (Bannatyne Club) 78 So by vote it was carried (Halcraig and I being no voters,) to send a macer..to require them to attend the Council.

1851 Hampshire Advertiser 5 July 7/4 Hearn requested him to send men to protect voters leaving the poll.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 17 A handful of aged voters who..through failing sight or powers of concentration confused C.S. with C.D. Lewis on their voting papers.

2013 Amer. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 57 719/1 A voter who chooses the same party in three consecutive elections may nevertheless have been ‘up for grabs’ in all of them.

†2. A person who has sworn an oath or made a vow. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows

swearerc1380

beheterc1384

behighterc1475

promiserc1475

vower1546

votary1548

avower?1555

bearer1579

obligee1590

jurora1593

vow-fellow1598

vow-maker1598

stipulator1611

votist1613

plightera1616

voter1621

obligatora1625

obliger1633

promissor1644

promisor1665

sponsor1677

pledger1768

sanctioner1846

pledgee1924

oath-keepera1973

1621 D. Lindsay True Narration Proc. Gen. Assembly Church Scotl. 103 This is the generall and constant iudgement of the Church, whereunto the negatiue Voters were bound, by their oath to haue adhered, which they did not.

a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. xxxi. 240 The Generall would passe noe other way than Balimore, as enformed of the said oath to try whether nowe or neuer they did proue true voters.

Compounds

C1. As a modifier, with the sense ‘—— of voters’, as in voter registration, voter turnout, voter identification.

ΚΠ

1865 Derby Mercury 30 Aug. 5/3 (heading) County Voter Registration Act, 1865.

1948 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 259 56/2 In the Democratic primaries this year the results were even less indicative of voter opinion.

1949 Daily Texan (Univ. Texas, Austin) 24 Apr. 6/6 Wednesday's voting rules require an auditor's receipt for voter identification.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 July 5/5 He hopes to raise all he can—$3 million—for the Carter campaign, and raise even more, maybe $8 million, for voter registration and training schools for candidates and things like that.

2007 Times of India 2 June (Late City ed.) 9/1 If voter turnout is an indication, Goans are thoroughly enjoying the dance of democracy.

C2.

voter fraud n. originally and chiefly North American any intentional corruption of the election process perpetrated by a voter, such as voting multiple times, impersonating someone else when voting, etc.; (also, and in earliest use) any fraudulent practice involving votes or voters; cf. vote fraud n. at vote n.¹ Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > electoral corruption

pipe-laying1840

vote fraud1904

ballot rigging1908

vote-rigging1909

voter fraud1936

stuffing1976

1936 Washington Post 5 Oct. 8/5 Voter Fraud Charged... An assertion that Kansas City's vote registration..‘exhibits..fraudulent registration of at least 60,000 names’, was made tonight.

1971 Chicago Daily Defender 10 Apr. 27/3 Only two complaints of voter fraud..might have led to criminal ‘proceedings’... One..involved an absentee ballot and another was a charge that a voter was paid for his vote.

2016 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Nov. There is simply no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud... Researchers..found just 31 instances of voter impersonation out of a billion votes cast in numerous US elections between 2000 and 2014.

voter ID n. a form of identification enabling a person to vote, typically presented at a polling station prior to voting; frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier, as in voter ID card, voter ID law, etc.Voter ID is a legal requirement in many countries; exceptions include England, Scotland, Wales, and Australia.

ΚΠ

1956 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 18 Feb. 1/1 New voter I-D cards were mailed..to all voters in the two townships whose precincts are changed by the board's redistricting action.

1985 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 9 Feb. 8/3 The bank does not accept the Voter Identity Card for identification purposes... The Bank of Jamaica has not issued the necessary directive that the Voter IDs be recognised.

2010 C. Seife Proofiness vi. 185 Voter ID laws..are touted as a way to reduce voter fraud, as are periodic purges of voter registrations.

2019 Free Press Jrnl. (India) (Nexis) 21 Oct. You can download your voter ID or slip before heading to the polling booth or station.

voter registrar n. U.S. a county official responsible for maintaining the electoral roll and organizing elections.

ΚΠ

1924 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 26 Sept. 1/2 George W. Bunton, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who also is voter registrar.

1964 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 229 933/2 The suits filed by the United States against several county voter registrars..were matters of common knowledge throughout the State of Mississippi.

2019 States News Service (Nexis) 6 May Be sure to check with your local voter registrar to find out about voting locations and hours of operation.

voter suppression n. actions or measures intended to prevent people, esp. those belonging to certain demographic groups, from voting in elections; frequently as a modifier, as in voter suppression efforts, voter suppression tactics, etc.

ΚΠ

1981 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 27 July 8/6 Voter Suppression Tactics Failed in Iran... Leftist opponents of Iran's Islamic regime failed to prevent a huge voter turnout for the presidential election... Bani-Sadr..had called in a clandestine broadcast..to convince Iranians to boycott the elections.

1993 Washington Post 13 Nov. a2/4 The Democratic National Committee..sued..the Whitman campaign.., charging that the alleged voter suppression violated the Voting Rights Act... Whitman has..denied..spending large sums..to persuade African American ministers..not to engage in get-out-the-vote activities.

2020 CNN.com (Nexis) 1 Nov. There is a ‘Rising American Electorate’, a new majority of young people, people of color and unmarried women. Perhaps because they're progressive, some of them have been targeted for voter suppression efforts.

voters' list n. an official list of those who are entitled to vote in elections; an electoral roll.

ΚΠ

1829 Belfast News Let. 24 July The Presbytery of Bangor met, and..proceeded to make out a voters' list for the purpose of polling the congregation for another Minister.

1923 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 5 Sept. (Second ed.) 8/4 A woman aged 106 appealed to be put on the voters' list at Mildenhall, Suffolk.

2009 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 26 Sept. 106/3 Given that at least 5% of the names on voters' lists were found to be of persons who had died..it is reasonable to surmise that the numbers on electoral rolls are somewhat exaggerated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voter
释义	votern. Brit. /ˈvəʊtə/, U.S. /ˈvoʊdər/ Forms: 1500s wottar (Scottish), 1700s– voter. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vote v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < vote v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. A person who has a right to vote in an election; an elector. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > right to vote > one having votera1600 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > one who has right to vote elector1467 votera1600 constituent1714 balloter1733 vote1737 franchiser1843 floater1896 a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 267 The lordis devyssit and chargit Lord Patrick Lyndsay of the Byris to be chancelar and first wottar in the consall. 1637–50 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (Wodrow Soc.) 191 As to the number of voters, that there should be fifty-one. 1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 10 Every freeholder of forty shillings sterl. a year is a voter. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 458 In the towns in which he wished to establish an interest, he remembered, not only the voters, but their families. 1992 Winnipeg Free Press 22 Mar. a2/3 36.7 million registered voters won't vote today. 2019 Times of India (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Delhi ed.) The party has roped in candidates from different walks of life as it feels these popular faces will help it win over undecided voters. b. A person who votes (in an election or other matter to be determined by a vote). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voter suffragator1606 suffragant1613 suffrager1614 voicer1618 voter1647 1647 Briefe Relation Answeres Earle of Strafford 89 The greatest part of his friends absented themselves upon pretence..that they feared the multitude, otherwise his suffrages had more then counterpoised the voters for his death. 1701 D. Hume Diary Parl. Scotl. (Bannatyne Club) 78 So by vote it was carried (Halcraig and I being no voters,) to send a macer..to require them to attend the Council. 1851 Hampshire Advertiser 5 July 7/4 Hearn requested him to send men to protect voters leaving the poll. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 17 A handful of aged voters who..through failing sight or powers of concentration confused C.S. with C.D. Lewis on their voting papers. 2013 Amer. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 57 719/1 A voter who chooses the same party in three consecutive elections may nevertheless have been ‘up for grabs’ in all of them. †2. A person who has sworn an oath or made a vow. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows swearerc1380 beheterc1384 behighterc1475 promiserc1475 vower1546 votary1548 avower?1555 bearer1579 obligee1590 jurora1593 vow-fellow1598 vow-maker1598 stipulator1611 votist1613 plightera1616 voter1621 obligatora1625 obliger1633 promissor1644 promisor1665 sponsor1677 pledger1768 sanctioner1846 pledgee1924 oath-keepera1973 1621 D. Lindsay True Narration Proc. Gen. Assembly Church Scotl. 103 This is the generall and constant iudgement of the Church, whereunto the negatiue Voters were bound, by their oath to haue adhered, which they did not. a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. xxxi. 240 The Generall would passe noe other way than Balimore, as enformed of the said oath to try whether nowe or neuer they did proue true voters. Compounds C1. As a modifier, with the sense ‘—— of voters’, as in voter registration, voter turnout, voter identification. ΚΠ 1865 Derby Mercury 30 Aug. 5/3 (heading) County Voter Registration Act, 1865. 1948 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 259 56/2 In the Democratic primaries this year the results were even less indicative of voter opinion. 1949 Daily Texan (Univ. Texas, Austin) 24 Apr. 6/6 Wednesday's voting rules require an auditor's receipt for voter identification. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 July 5/5 He hopes to raise all he can—$3 million—for the Carter campaign, and raise even more, maybe $8 million, for voter registration and training schools for candidates and things like that. 2007 Times of India 2 June (Late City ed.) 9/1 If voter turnout is an indication, Goans are thoroughly enjoying the dance of democracy. C2. a. voter fraud n. originally and chiefly North American any intentional corruption of the election process perpetrated by a voter, such as voting multiple times, impersonating someone else when voting, etc.; (also, and in earliest use) any fraudulent practice involving votes or voters; cf. vote fraud n. at vote n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > electoral corruption pipe-laying1840 vote fraud1904 ballot rigging1908 vote-rigging1909 voter fraud1936 stuffing1976 1936 Washington Post 5 Oct. 8/5 Voter Fraud Charged... An assertion that Kansas City's vote registration..‘exhibits..fraudulent registration of at least 60,000 names’, was made tonight. 1971 Chicago Daily Defender 10 Apr. 27/3 Only two complaints of voter fraud..might have led to criminal ‘proceedings’... One..involved an absentee ballot and another was a charge that a voter was paid for his vote. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Nov. There is simply no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud... Researchers..found just 31 instances of voter impersonation out of a billion votes cast in numerous US elections between 2000 and 2014. voter ID n. a form of identification enabling a person to vote, typically presented at a polling station prior to voting; frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier, as in voter ID card, voter ID law, etc.Voter ID is a legal requirement in many countries; exceptions include England, Scotland, Wales, and Australia. ΚΠ 1956 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 18 Feb. 1/1 New voter I-D cards were mailed..to all voters in the two townships whose precincts are changed by the board's redistricting action. 1985 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 9 Feb. 8/3 The bank does not accept the Voter Identity Card for identification purposes... The Bank of Jamaica has not issued the necessary directive that the Voter IDs be recognised. 2010 C. Seife Proofiness vi. 185 Voter ID laws..are touted as a way to reduce voter fraud, as are periodic purges of voter registrations. 2019 Free Press Jrnl. (India) (Nexis) 21 Oct. You can download your voter ID or slip before heading to the polling booth or station. voter registrar n. U.S. a county official responsible for maintaining the electoral roll and organizing elections. ΚΠ 1924 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 26 Sept. 1/2 George W. Bunton, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who also is voter registrar. 1964 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 229 933/2 The suits filed by the United States against several county voter registrars..were matters of common knowledge throughout the State of Mississippi. 2019 States News Service (Nexis) 6 May Be sure to check with your local voter registrar to find out about voting locations and hours of operation. voter suppression n. actions or measures intended to prevent people, esp. those belonging to certain demographic groups, from voting in elections; frequently as a modifier, as in voter suppression efforts, voter suppression tactics, etc. ΚΠ 1981 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 27 July 8/6 Voter Suppression Tactics Failed in Iran... Leftist opponents of Iran's Islamic regime failed to prevent a huge voter turnout for the presidential election... Bani-Sadr..had called in a clandestine broadcast..to convince Iranians to boycott the elections. 1993 Washington Post 13 Nov. a2/4 The Democratic National Committee..sued..the Whitman campaign.., charging that the alleged voter suppression violated the Voting Rights Act... Whitman has..denied..spending large sums..to persuade African American ministers..not to engage in get-out-the-vote activities. 2020 CNN.com (Nexis) 1 Nov. There is a ‘Rising American Electorate’, a new majority of young people, people of color and unmarried women. Perhaps because they're progressive, some of them have been targeted for voter suppression efforts. b. voters' list n. an official list of those who are entitled to vote in elections; an electoral roll. ΚΠ 1829 Belfast News Let. 24 July The Presbytery of Bangor met, and..proceeded to make out a voters' list for the purpose of polling the congregation for another Minister. 1923 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 5 Sept. (Second ed.) 8/4 A woman aged 106 appealed to be put on the voters' list at Mildenhall, Suffolk. 2009 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 26 Sept. 106/3 Given that at least 5% of the names on voters' lists were found to be of persons who had died..it is reasonable to surmise that the numbers on electoral rolls are somewhat exaggerated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1600
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