"electorate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 選民

Definition

在某個國家或地區有選舉投票權的所有人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於政治及新聞語境。常見搭配有「選民投票了」、「選民的意願」。指整體羣體，而非個別個人。比「投票者」更正式。

Examples

The electorate will choose the next president.

**選民**將選出下任總統。

A large electorate can change the election result.

龐大的**選民**羣體可以改變選舉結果。

The electorate in this country is very young.

這個國家的**選民**很年輕。

The government needs to listen to the electorate if it wants to stay in power.

如果政府想繼續執政，就需要傾聽**選民**的聲音。

Every election, politicians try to win over the electorate with promises.

每次選舉，政客們都用承諾試圖爭取**選民**支持。

Much of the electorate didn’t vote in the last election, which surprised many analysts.

很多**選民**在上次選舉中沒有投票，這讓許多分析師感到驚訝。