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In Politics , an electorate is the group of people entitled to Vote in an Election . The term can refer to:
The term was also sometimes used to refer to the dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire , who was a prince or bishop able to participate in the selection of the Emperor. One particularly well known electorate of this type was the Electorate of Hanover . In this usage, the word refers to a realm controlled by a single elector, rather than a collective of multiple electors (as in the other usages given). SYNONYMS When the term is used in the last, geographic, sense above, electorates are more commonly known as:
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