electorate
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The top-two finishers could turn on the composition of the electorate, which is hard to predict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The country’s political class is struggling to keep both the electorate and the market happy.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The cost of holding by-elections varies according to the size of the electorate, the number of polling stations needed, the cost of sending out postal votes and polling cards and staffing.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“These endorsements give Bass some credibility among a segment of the electorate that might not have necessarily been for her,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Assume that one-third of the electorate prefers Dukakis to Gore to Jackson, that another one-third prefers Gore to Jackson to Dukakis, and that the last one-third prefers Jackson to Dukakis to Gore.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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