voter
UK/'vәutә/US
NGSL 2kTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A person who votes or who has the right to vote in an election.
选民;投票人
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvote + -er ('one who does') = 'one who votes.' A transparent agent noun. Today it is purely political: a voter is anyone entitled to cast a ballot — the original 'wish' sense of vot has vanished entirely from this word.
Root vot still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.registered voter注册选民
- 2.swing voter摇摆选民
- 3.eligible voter有资格的选民
- 4.voter turnout选民投票率
- 5.undecided voter尚未决定的选民
Example Sentences
- 1.
Millions of voters turned out to decide the closely contested election.
- 2.
Campaigns spend heavily to win over undecided voters.
- 3.
Every registered voter received a ballot in the mail.