electorate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

WordNet

E*lect"or*ate noun
Etymology
Cf. F. électorat.
Definitions
  1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
  2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them.
    The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. M. Arnold.

Webster 1913