different between voter vs electorate

English

Etymology

vote +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?v??t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?vo?t?/
• Rhymes: -??t?(?)

Noun

voter (plural voters)

1. Someone who votes.

   In your opinion, should we allow 16 and 17 year olds to become voters?

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• elector

Anagrams

• orvet, overt, trove

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• votar (Timau)

Noun

voter

1. (Sappada, Sauris) father

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Cornish

Noun

voter m (plural votoryon)

1. (male) voter

Related terms

• votores (gender)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?.te/
• Homophones: votai, voté, votée, votées, votés, votez

Verb

voter

1. to vote

Conjugation

Further reading

• “voter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• orvet, torve, votre, vôtre

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English to vote.

Verb

voter (gerund vot'tie)

1. (Jersey) to vote

Derived terms

• voter au scrutîn (“to ballot”)
• voteux (“voter”)
• vot'tie (“voting”)

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.