Electorate
Electorate noun - The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote.
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State and electorate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun "Electorate".
State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Electorate and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Electorate" instead a noun "State".
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Gutenberg was originally a goldsmith from the city of Mainz in what is now the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (at the time, it was an independent Archbishop-Electorate within the Holy Roman Empire).
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However, when the candidate for the party for whom the electorate is a safe seat fails to lodge his application in time, she finds herself standing essentially unopposed and is elected to state parliament.
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The dynasty originated from the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Hanover, after the ruler's residence when it became an Electorate), in what is now essentially the German state of Lower Saxony.note So we suppose the Saxons did take back the country, eh?
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