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voter
voter /ˈvəʊtə $ ˈvoʊtər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: vote, voter; verb: vote
1. someone who has the right to vote in a political election, or who votes in a particular election:
    Voters overwhelmingly rejected the Far Right in the May elections.
    In Ireland 83% of voters favoured EC membership in 1972.
    Tory voters
2. voter apathy a situation in which a lot of people who have the right to vote do not vote:
    Voter apathy is especially high among young people.
floating voter