noun
- the body of persons entitled to vote in an election.
- the dignity or territory of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
noun
- the body of all qualified voters
- the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire
- Australian and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament
- Australian and NZ the voters in a constituency
1670s, in reference to Germany, from elector + -ate (1). Meaning “whole body of voters” is from 1879.