ELECTORATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("electorate" is a kind of...):

citizenry; people (the body of citizens of a state or country)

Meronyms (members of "electorate"):

constituency (the body of voters who elect a representative for their area)

vote (a body of voters who have the same interests)

elector; voter (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)

Derivation:

elect (select by a vote for an office or membership)