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selectorate

selectorate noun: the group of people involved in making a selection, e.g. to select a party's candidate for an election.

Noun

selectorate (plural selectorates)

  1. The group of people involved in making a selection, e.g. to select a party's candidate for an election.
  2. (UK) The members of a political party with voting rights.

Forms of selectorate

pluralselectorates

Origin of selectorate

Blend of select + electorate.

Questions about selectorate

What does selectorate mean?
Selectorate means the group of people involved in making a selection, e.g. to select a party's candidate for an election.
What part of speech is selectorate?
Selectorate is a noun.
What is the plural of selectorate?
The plural of selectorate is selectorates.

Words near selectorate in the dictionary

  1. selectness
  2. selectnesses
  3. selectome
  4. selectomes
  5. selector
  6. selectorate
  7. selectorates
  8. selectorial
  9. selectorized
  10. selectors
  11. selectpeople

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