voter

/'voutə/

Thân thiện

A voter places their ballot into a secure voting box.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A citizen who has a legal right to vote: A "voter" is an individual who is legally registered or qualified to participate in an election by casting a ballot.
   • A person who votes or expresses a choice: More broadly, a "voter" is someone who formally indicates their choice in a decision-making process, such as an election or a meeting.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Every voter should research the candidates before an election.
  • The new policy aims to make it easier for eligible citizens to register as a voter.
  • Turnout was high, with over 70% of registered voters casting their ballots.

Advanced Usage

• "Swing voter": A voter who does not have a consistent allegiance to any one political party and whose vote can be swayed in an election.
  • Candidates often focus their campaigns on appealing to swing voters in key states.
• "Absentee voter": A voter who is unable to be physically present at a polling station and votes by mail or another authorized method.
  • She applied to be an absentee voter while she was studying abroad.

Variants and Related Words

• Vote (verb/noun): The act of making a choice in an election or the choice itself.
  • Citizens will vote for their next mayor.
• Voting (noun/gerund): The action or process of casting a vote.
  • Voting is a fundamental civic duty.
• Electorate (noun): The collective body of all people entitled to vote in an election.
  • The electorate will decide the outcome.

Synonyms

• Elector: A person who has the right to vote in an election. (Often used interchangeably with "voter," but can specifically refer to a member of the Electoral College in U.S. presidential elections.)
• Balloter: A less common synonym for one who casts a ballot.

Related Phrases

• "Voter turnout": The percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
  • Voter turnout was disappointingly low in the local elections.
• "Voter registration": The process of enrolling as a voter, typically with a government authority.
  • The deadline for voter registration is next Tuesday.
• "Voter suppression": Any strategy, legal or illegal, used to prevent eligible voters from exercising their right to vote.
  • The new law was criticized as a form of voter suppression.

Idioms

• "To get out the vote": To encourage people to go and vote, especially as part of an organized effort.
  • In the final days of the campaign, volunteers worked hard to get out the vote.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a citizen who has a legal right to vote

Từ đồng nghĩa

• elector