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Vote vs Electorate - What's the difference?

vote | electorate |

As nouns the difference between vote and electorate

is that vote is a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities while electorate is the collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

As a verb vote

is to cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.

vote

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.
  • :
  • :
  • An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
  • :
  • * (1809-1894)
  • *:The freeman casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.
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  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • (label) An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
  • :(Massinger)

    • Derived terms

    * donkey vote * conscience vote * free vote * get out the vote * informal vote * subvote * vote mob * whipped vote

    Verb

    (vot)
  • To cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.
    • The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.
  • * F. W. Robertson
    • To vote' on large principles, to ' vote honestly, requires a great amount of information.

    Derived terms

    * voter * vote in * vote out * vote with one's feet

    See also

    * elect * nominate

    Anagrams

    * ----

    electorate

    English

    (wikipedia electorate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
    • The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.
  • The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.
    • ''The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
  • The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire.
    • ''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 district

    Related terms

    * elector * electoral * electoral district * election * Elector * Electorate