The electorate is all the people who have the right to vote. If someone says “the electorate is angry,” they mean the voting public as a group, not one person. Politicians watch the electorate the way a shop watches its customers. In careful talk it is the whole set of voters in a country or area.

The electorate isElectorate（選民）指的是 all the people who have the right to vote所有擁有投票權的人。If someone says如果有人說 "the electorate is angry,"「the electorate is angry（選民很生氣）」， they mean the voting public as a group他們指的是身為一個群體的投票大眾， not one person不是某一個人。Politicians watch the electorate政治人物觀察electorate the way a shop watches its customers的方式，就像店家觀察自己的顧客一樣。In careful talk在正式的說法裡， it is the whole set of voters它指的是全部的選民 in a country or area在一個國家或地區裡。

Though actually, in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, people also use electorate for the area itself that sends one person to parliament — a voting district. That second use is local; the “all the voters” meaning is the one you will meet in almost every textbook and on international news.

Though actually不過話說回來， in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand在英國、澳洲和紐西蘭， people also use electorate for the area itself人們也會用electorate來指那塊地區本身， that sends one person to parliament送出一位國會議員的—— a voting district也就是一個選區。That second use is local這第二種用法是地區性的； the "all the voters" meaning「所有選民」這個意思 is the one you will meet in almost every textbook and on international news才是你幾乎在每本教科書和國際新聞上都會遇到的。

It is a noun, a little formal. Everyday English often just says “the voters.” It is not the same as an elector (one person) or an election (the event).

It它 is a noun是名詞， a little formal語氣有一點正式。Everyday English often just says日常英文常常就直接說 "the voters."「the voters（選民們）」。It它 is not the same as an elector跟elector（一個投票的人）不一樣， (one person) or an election或election（選舉這件事） (the event)也不一樣。

One more quiet stretch: writers sometimes say “the conservative electorate” to mean “the voters who usually choose that side,” not every citizen.

One more quiet stretch還有一個不太明顯的延伸用法： writers sometimes say寫作者有時候會說 "the conservative electorate"「the conservative electorate（保守派選民）」， to mean意思是 "the voters who usually choose that side,"「通常會選那一邊的選民」， not every citizen不是每一個公民。