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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Electorate \E*lect"or*ate\, noun [Cf. F. ['e]lectorat.]
1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire.
2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them.
The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. --M. Arnold.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
electorate
noun: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "electorate": Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, chooser, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, constituency, constituents, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, elector, electoral college, electoral district, electors, government, hamlet, hundred, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, optant, parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, selector, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake, state, territory, town, township, village, voter, wapentake, ward
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