electorate

noun

/ɪˈlektərət/

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[countable + singular or plural verb] the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group
- Only 60 per cent of the electorate voted in the last election.
Collocations Voting in elections
Voting in electionsRunning for election
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra Examples
- His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general electorate.
- The rise of a mass electorate forced politicians to broaden their appeal.
- issues which have divided the electorate
- the need to appeal to the electorate at large
- the representative chosen by the electorate
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- educated
- informed
- apathetic
- …
verb + electorate
- divide
electorate + verb
- go to the polls
- vote
phrases
- the electorate as a whole
- the electorate at large
See full entry
[countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English)
(also constituency especially in British English)
a district that elects its own representative to parliament

单词	electorate
释义	electorate noun /ɪˈlektərət/ /ɪˈlektərət/ jump to other results [countable + singular or plural verb] the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group Only 60 per cent of the electorate voted in the last election. Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for election conduct/hold an election/a referendum (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term hold/call/contest a general/national election launch/run a presidential election campaign support/back a candidate sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters fix/rig/steal an election/the vote Voting go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody) vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party mark/spoil your ballot paper count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots go to/be defeated at the ballot box get/win/receive/lose votes get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party) elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman Taking power be sworn into office/in as president take/administer (in the US) the oath of office swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address take/enter/hold/leave office appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister form a government/a cabinet serve two terms as prime minister/in office Extra Examples His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general electorate. The rise of a mass electorate forced politicians to broaden their appeal. issues which have divided the electorate the need to appeal to the electorate at large the representative chosen by the electorate Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective educated informed apathetic … verb + electorate divide electorate + verb go to the polls vote phrases the electorate as a whole the electorate at large See full entry [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) (also constituency especially in British English) a district that elects its own representative to parliament
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