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electorate
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As a noun, electorate means the collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
Meanings of electorate
4 meaningsnoun
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
“The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.”
chiefly australiaNew ZealandA geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.
“The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.”
The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
Older and rare meanings (1)
historicalThe office, or area of dominion, of an Elector ("a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire"); an electorship.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).