noun
Etymology
Origin of voter
Explanation
If you cast your ballot during an election, you're a voter. In a presidential primary, voters from each major party choose a candidate to run in the general election. A voter, simply put, is either someone who's eligible to vote in an election or someone who actually does vote. When a candidate addresses voters, they're speaking to a group of people, trying to convince that group to vote for them. When voters pass an ordinance or approve a school budget, that means that the majority of those who voted made those choices. The Latin root of both voter and vote is vovere, "to promise."
Example Sentences
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Along with more money for counties and expanded voter education efforts, Romero suggested steps to shorten the California timeline for certifying results.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
“But a lot of the hype was on the internet, not in the city of Los Angeles voter rolls.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Slow allows for greater voter participation by allowing mail-in ballots, and carefully checking all ballots for problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"I voted for peace. Only Pashinyan can bring peace," one voter, 63-year-old craftsman Hakob Hakobyan, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A year earlier, she had organized her fellow black employees at a white-owned nursing home to join a voter registration march.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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