[TOP]electorate elect·or·ate / iˈlektərət / noun əɔ + sing. / pl. <ɪ>v.] 1. the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group (一国或一地区的)全体选民: Only 70% of the electorate voted in the last election. 在上次选举中,只有 70% 的选民参加了投票。 2.(AustralE, NZE) = constituency (1) [TOP]electorate e·lec·to·rate / ɪˈlɛktərɪt ; ɪˈlektərət / noun [sing.] 1. all the people in a country who have the right to vote 〔一个国家的〕全体选民: A majority of the electorate oppose the law. 大多数选民反对这项法令。 [TOP]electorateUK [ɪ'lek.tər.ət] US [-tɚ-] noun countable usually singular [+ sing/pl verb] » all the people who are allowed to vote 全体选民 The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate. 现行的选举制度不能表现选民的真实意愿。 [TOP]electorate ●●○○○
1.N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词 （一国或一地区的）全体选民 The electorate of a country or area is all the people in it who have the right to vote in an election.
He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate. 他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。