voter

American  

[voh-ter] / ˈvoʊ tər /

noun

voters plural

1. a person who votes.

2. a person who has a right to vote; elector.

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voter British  

/ ˈvəʊtə /

noun

1. a person who can or does vote

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• voters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of voter

1570–80; vote (v.) + -er ¹

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

"The extortion is too much. Shops are closing because people can't survive like this," said Sandra Gutierrez, a 60-year-old Colombian voter.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

The measure’s reforms “will take time to meaningfully affect housing affordability and will not resolve voter frustration in that area,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

A passport, driving licence, bus pass, blue badge and a voter authority certificate are all accepted.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Wilson, who was the biographer for A. Philip Randolph, the iconic civil rights and labor leader, said the Ohio FBI raids “were an act of desperation that will backfire and only inspire greater voter turnout.”

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Everywhere you turned there were college students in T-shirts, signing people up for sickle cell anemia testing and voter registration.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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