selectorate

British

/ sɪˈlɛktərɪt /

noun

a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election

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Etymology

Origin of selectorate

C20: from _select + ( _elect ) _orate

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In their 2005 academic study The Logic of Political Survival and its 2011 mass-market adaptation The Dictator’s Handbook, they propose a model for why some leaders are overthrown and other survive, known as selectorate theory.

From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2020

A recent poll by YouGov suggested that a majority of the selectorate will give him their first-preference votes.

From Economist ● Aug. 20, 2015

We do not even know who comprises the Russian selectorate or how it works.

From Forbes ● Feb. 3, 2015

Putin, in his 15th year in power, has apparently satisfied Russia’s shadowy selectorate, at least so far.

From Forbes ● Feb. 3, 2015

We do not know if such criticism revokes their membership in the selectorate, but some speak out anyway.

From Forbes ● Feb. 3, 2015

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