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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."
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However, Indian media have reported cases in West Bengal in which people excluded from voter rolls were later detained and, in some instances, pushed across the border into Bangladesh.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In recent days, the Indian capital has seen street protests over a large-scale voter roll revision exercise overseen by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
States compile and maintain voter rolls, so only they have complete information about who is registered and casts ballots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“I’m nervous,” said Faith Woodland, a voter who attended a town hall event focused on abortion that Jackson’s campaign held in the seaside town of Bath.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 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
The letter arrived with a thumb drive purporting to contain the list of voters in question, and a handwritten note providing the password.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
It’s not that Rogers needs big inroads among Black voters.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
A recent Public Policy Institute of California survey found voters split on the measure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Seeking a fourth term, Lula is now targeting the 33.4 million Brazilians who stayed away from the first round -- more than one in five eligible voters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
That year, 1966, black voters helped turn Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark out of office, ending his political career.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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