🇬🇧🇨🇳 electorate - 选民 : English Lesson

Meaning of "electorate" ("选民"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

The electorate is the whole group of people in a place who are allowed to vote in an election. This means all the grown-ups who are registered to vote in a country or area. When there's an election, the candidates try to get the people in the electorate to vote for them.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

In our house, the electorate chose pizza over broccoli — Mom lost again!

Our class electorate voted to ban homework... the teacher vetoed it.

I bribed the electorate (my cousins) with cookies to vote for my movie pick.

After voting, the entire electorate got stickers and cookies — democracy is delicious!

My baby brother tried to join the electorate, but he ate the ballot instead.

On election morning, the electorate formed a long line at the school gym. Children waved; the electorate smiled and cast paper votes with worn hands and new coats. The mayor watched as the electorate debated quietly. By evening, the choice of the electorate lit the town hall sign. The electorate cheered, relieved and proud.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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