different between electoral vs electorate

English

Etymology

From elector +? -al.

Adjective

electoral (not comparable)

1. Relating to or composed of electors.
2. Of, or relating to elections.

Derived terms

• electoral college
• electoral fraud
• postelectoral

Translations

Anagrams

• recollate

Catalan

Etymology

From elector +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.l?k.to??al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.l?k.tu??al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.lek.to??al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

electoral (masculine and feminine plural electorals)

1. electoral

Further reading

• “electoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

From French électoral

Adjective

electoral m or n (feminine singular electoral?, masculine plural electorali, feminine and neuter plural electorale)

1. electoral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

elector +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ele?to??al/, [e.le??.t?o??al]

Adjective

electoral (plural electorales)

1. electoral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “electoral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From elector +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?kt???t/

Noun

electorate (plural electorates)

1. (historical) The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
2. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
3. The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.

Synonyms

• (collective people): constituency
• (geographic area): riding (Canada), constituency (United Kingdom), seat (Australia), division (Australia), ward, district, electoral district

Related terms

• elector
• electoral
• electoral district
• election
• Elector
• Electorate

Translations

References

• “electorate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.