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electorate
The total group of all people who are eligible to vote in an election.
Die Partei versucht, mit ihrem neuen Programm die unentschlossene Wählerschaft zu überzeugen.
With its new platform, the party is trying to convince the undecided electorate.
The word consists of 'Wähler' (voter) and the ending '-schaft'. The ending '-schaft' is used in German to refer to a group or community, here meaning the community of all voters.
Die Belegschaft der Firma hat einen neuen Betriebsrat gewählt.
The company's workforce elected a new works council.
In political contexts, 'Wählerschaft' (electorate) is often used with verbs such as 'überzeugen' (to convince), 'mobilisieren' (to mobilize), or 'ansprechen' (to address/appeal to). Typical adjectives are 'gesamte' (entire), 'männliche/weibliche' (male/female), or 'junge' (young) electorate.
Der Kandidat richtete seine Rede direkt an die junge Wählerschaft.
The candidate addressed his speech directly to the young electorate.
'Wählerschaft' (electorate) is a collective term and is usually used in the singular, even when talking about many people. The plural 'Wählerschaften' is rare and refers to voter groups in different countries or elections.
Die Wählerschaft in Deutschland ist größer als die in Österreich.
The electorate in Germany is larger than the one in Austria.
This word belongs to formal language and is used mainly in the fields of politics, journalism, and the social sciences.
Die Analyse der Wählerschaft zeigte interessante demografische Trends.
The analysis of the electorate revealed interesting demographic trends.
voter
'der Wähler' and 'die Wählerschaft' both refer to people who have a vote in an election. 'Der Wähler' means an individual person or individual people. 'Die Wählerschaft' means the whole group of all eligible voters, for example in a city or in a country. Learners may confuse the words because they look similar and belong to the same topic. If you are talking about one person, 'Wähler' fits. If you are talking about the entire group, 'Wählerschaft' fits.
Die Wählerschaft in der Stadt ist in den letzten Jahren jünger geworden.
The electorate in the city has become younger in recent years.
Der Wähler zeigt im Wahllokal seinen Ausweis.
The voter shows his ID at the polling station.