electorate
Example Sentences
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Texas has never elected a Black senator and has sent a woman to the chamber only once, a history that still shapes strategic calculations even as the electorate grows younger and more diverse.
From Barron's
Only 39, he took up the role with gusto, launching into an anti-crime drive that proved popular with the electorate but not enough to keep his head off the chopping block.
From Barron's
Zev Yaroslavsky, a former county supervisor and City Council member, does not believe that Raman’s recent history with Bass — endorsing her and later running against her — will be an issue for the electorate.
From Los Angeles Times
Television projections suggested the electorate had backed the charter.
From Barron's
But they are an insight into the fear that the noisy revelations of the last few weeks are cutting through to the wider electorate, are being noticed.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.