voternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈvəʊ.tər/us/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/C2 a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in an election:
Of course, tax cuts are usually popular with (the) voters.
Labour voters tend to rate the National Health Service as a top priority.
More examples
- 54% of voters were in favour, 30% against, and the rest were undecided.
- Many voters have become disenchanted with the government.
- We asked a random sample of voters for their opinions on current political issues.
- The party's policy on childcare facilities is bound to appeal to women voters.
- The voter turnout in most precincts of the city is expected to be high.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Voters & candidates in elections
- abstain
- aye
- constituency
- constituent
- contestant
- elector
- electoral college
- electorate
- floating voter
- independent
- no
- nominee
- plurality
- slate
- stalking horse
- swing voter
- ticket
- write in
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