electorate

英 [ɪˈlektərət]

美 [ɪˈlektərət]

n.  (一国或一地区的)全体选民

复数：electorates　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.5470 / COCA.8624

牛津词典

noun

• （一国或一地区的）全体选民
  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
  the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a group

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL （一国或一地区的）全体选民
  Theelectorateof a country or area is all the people in it who have the right to vote in an election.
  1. He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
     他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
  2. ...the Maltese electorate.
     马耳他全体选民

英英释义

noun

• the body of enfranchised citizens

双语例句

• They largely misread the mood of the electorate.
  他们很大程度上误读了选民的意图。
• His eloquent speech has won him the favor of the electorate.
  他的好口才为他赢得了选民的青睐。
• The Representation Commission's proposed electorate names and boundaries are released for public consultation.
  代表委员会的建议的选民的名字和边界公布，征询公众意见。
• She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.
  她是个精明的政治家，避免不必要地触怒选民。
• The Government could expect only ingratitude from the electorate.
  政府从选民那里得到的只有忘恩负义。
• When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
  当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
• For some voters, a change to the boundaries may mean that the electorate a voter lives in changes.
  对于一些选民，改变的界限可能意味着选民选民生活的变化。
• Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.
  选民关心的主要是失业问题。
• Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate
  一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
• If there are still electorate seats to fill, a two-step process follows.
  如果还有选民席位，以填补一个两步的过程如下。