noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ educated , informed
▪ apathetic , sceptical/skeptical
▪ divided , polarized
▪ general
▪
His statements are likely to cost him dearly among the general ~.
▪ total
▪
Catholics make up over a quarter of the total ~.
▪ local ( esp. BrE ), national
▪ mass
▪
The rise of a mass ~ forced politicians to broaden their appeal.
▪ middle-class , working-class , etc.
▪ American , British , etc.
▪ Democratic , Republican , etc.
VERB + ELECTORATE
▪ divide
▪
issues which have divided the ~
ELECTORATE + VERB
▪ go to the polls , vote
▪
the representative chosen by the ~
PHRASES
▪ the ~ as a whole , the ~ at large
▪
the need to appeal to the ~ at large