voter

[US]/ˈvəʊtə(r)/
[UK]/ˈvoʊtər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu anayejihudhumu haki ya kupiga kura; mtu anayoshiriki katika kupiga kura
Word Forms
Pluralvoters

Phrases & Collocations

eligible voter

mpiga kura mwenye haki

registered voter

mpiga kura aliyejiandikisha

voter turnout

uwepo wa wapiga kura

informed voter

mpiga kura mwenye habari

voter registration

usajili wa wapiga kura

Example Sentences

The turnout of voters was low in many localities.

Ushiriki wa wapigaji ulikuwa mdogo katika maeneo mengi.

the extent to which voters are politically illiterate.

kiwango ambapo wapigaji hawajui siasa.

the voters' visceral fear of change.

hofu kuu ya wapigaji kuhusu mabadiliko.

to woo the voters before an election

kuwavutia wapigaji kabla ya uchaguzi

The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.

Upinzani uliadai intimidation ya wapiga kura na jeshi.

attempts to woo undecided voters

jaribio la kuwavutia wapigaji wasioshawishiwa

Politicians try to woo the voters before an election.

Wanasiasa wajaribu kuwavutia wapigaji kabla ya uchaguzi.

an issue that presses voters' hot buttons.

suala linalobofya vitabuifu vya wapigaji.

voters legitimize the government through the election of public officials.

wapigaji wanairudisha uhalali serikali kupitia uchaguzi wa maafisa wa umma.

voters may revolt when they realize the cost of the measures.

wapigaji wanaweza kuasi wakati wanatambua gharama ya hatua hizo.

the voters are entitled to have their say on the treaty.

wapigaji wana haki ya kutoa maoni yao juu ya mkataba.

deceive the voters with a (piece of) political sleight of hand

kuwadanganya wapigaji kwa (sehemu ya) mbinu ya kisiasa.

young voters jumping onto the party's bandwagon.

wapigaji vijana wakijiunga na chama.

The broad run of voters want the candidate to win.

Wapigaji wengi wanataka mgombea kushinda.

The voters' consensus was that the measure should be adopted.

Muamala wa wapigaji ulikuwa kwamba hatua hiyo inapaswa kutolewa.

Voters like a candidate who has the common touch.

Wapigaji wanawapenda wagombea wenye urafiki.

The voters are hitting out at the government's latest decisions.

Wapigaji wanashambatu maamuzi ya hivi karibuni ya serikali.

A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.

Mwapatia lazima wasiwe chini ya miaka kumi na nane.

The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.

Kibatini kilitanguliwa na wapiga kura 207 dhidi ya 143.

Real-world Examples

The politician deluded the voters with election promises.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Politicians seeking office drink it with voters.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Ossoff thanked Georgia voters for electing him.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

When you are 18, you are a legal voter.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Once on social media they are ads, another way for campaigns to reach potential voters.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2020 Collection

The man dubbed " India's first voter" has died, aged 105.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2022

DeSantis who grabbed the second-place finish is promising his voters.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

So it'll once again be in the hands of Israel's voters.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

But flattering the female voters doesn’t necessarily make a candidate a winner.

Source: Entering Harvard University

That is when voters will finally choose the next American president.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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