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The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.

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  1. n. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
  2. n. The whole body of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/persons">persons in a class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/nation">nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them.
  3. n. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
  4. 1. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/territory">territory, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/jurisdiction">jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire. 2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. M. Arnold.
  5. n:100 n. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote