What is the difference between electorate and election?
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The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.
The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote.
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The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
(archaic) Any conscious choice.
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* Francis Bacon
(theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
(obsolete) Those who are elected.
* Bible, Rom. xi. 7
Election is a related term of electorate.
As nouns the difference between electorate and election
is that electorate is the collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote while election is a process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.electorate
English
(wikipedia electorate)Noun
(en noun)- The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
- ''The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
- ''Fredrick the Great, Elector of Brandenburg and King of Prussia, commanded the most powerful electorate in the Empire.
Synonyms
* (collective people) constituency * (geographic area) riding (Canada), constituency (United Kingdom), seat (Australia), division (Australia), ward, district, electoral districtelection
English
(Election)Noun
(en noun)- The parliamentary elections will be held in March.
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- The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
- Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election .
- To use men with much difference and election is good.
- The election hath obtained it.
