voters

plural of voter
as in electors
a person who votes or who has the legal right to vote minority voters Less than 10 percent of (the) voters favor the measure.

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Recent Examples of voters The massive warehouse campuses generating energy for AI projects have drawn bipartisan opposition, with voters concerned about their impact on electricity prices, farmland and water supplies. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 Democratic and Republican 2028 contenders alike have been heading to battleground states and districts to boost their names with voters, show campaigning prowess, and make key political allies across important areas of the country. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 And the vast campaign to stop Proposition 40 could put voters in an anti-tax frame of mind, also bringing down Proposition 3. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 The latest poll by the University of New Hampshire had Lamont at a 17-point lead in September with 55% of likely voters compared to 38% for Fazio. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 What appeared to be a fairly normal election for a president halfway through his term — a probable setback, as unhappy voters register their discontent — has the potential, Cook said, to turn into a disaster for Republicans. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Brazilian voters prepare number-heavy lists to remember their candidates’ numbers and at the ballot box, punch in the corresponding digits. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 The presidential candidates who came in third, fourth, and fifth place are all right-wing, suggesting that Bolsonaro could have a natural pool of voters to draw from in the runoff. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 Religion is another crucial fault line in Brazil, where Catholic and evangelical voters remain politically important. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Voters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voters. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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