electorate C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ɪˈlɛktərət/ UK /ɪˈlɛktərət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun all the people entitled to vote in an election The electorate turned out in record numbers for the referendum. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · all the people entitled to... votersconstituencyelectorspublic Word family Related forms electelectorelection Etymology AI details From elector (from Latin ēlēctor 'chooser', from ēligere 'to choose') + -ate; originally the territory of a German prince-elector, later the body of voters. ēlēctor Latin ēligere Latin legere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # electorate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈlɛktərət/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈlɛktərət/ ## Meanings 1. all the people entitled to vote in an election ## Examples - The electorate turned out in record numbers for the referendum. ## Synonyms - voters - constituency - electors - public ## Related Forms - elect - elector - election ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēlēctor - Root: ēligere - Root: legere ## Etymology From elector (from Latin ēlēctor 'chooser', from ēligere 'to choose') + -ate; originally the territory of a German prince-elector, later the body of voters. ## AI Etymology Electorate comes from elector (from Latin ēlēctor 'chooser', from ēligere 'to choose') + -ate; originally the territory of a German prince-elector, later the body of voters. The etymological trail includes Latin ēlēctor, Latin ēligere, and Latin legere. As a noun, electorate names all the people entitled to vote in an election. The same family is visible in related forms such as elect, elector, and election. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown