electorate

Example Sentences

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It will also hope that it can put behind it months of public bickering and prove to the electorate it is a serious political force worth voting for.

From BBC

Greece's dire demographic problems mean young voters are only a small part of the electorate, at around 18%, but politicians cannot afford to be indifferent.

From Reuters

But analysts said it was more likely that such sentiments were already rising among the electorate and Mr. Ogan just happened to catch the wave.

From New York Times

For example, in a constituency that has a mostly nationalist electorate, unionist voters might still be able to get a unionist candidate elected.

From BBC

In the end, CNN performed a public service for a general election electorate.

From Salon