voter
/'voutə/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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a citizen who has a legal right to vote
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