electorate

有権者

ある地域で投票する権利を持つ人々の全体。

やさしい英語で： All the people who have the right to vote in a particular place.

• The electorate wants better schools.
• The party failed to win over the electorate.
• A large part of the electorate stayed home.

使い方： the electorate of somewhere (The electorate of the city chose a new mayor.)

類義語： voters

よく使う表現： the whole electorate, win over the electorate

選挙区

住民が一人以上の代表者を選ぶ地域。

やさしい英語で： An area whose people elect one or more representatives.

• She represents a rural electorate.
• The electorate includes three small towns.
• Several electorates changed their boundaries last year.

類義語： constituency, electoral district

よく使う表現： rural electorate, represent an electorate