By tradition the Oxford poetry professor is elected to the job, from an eccentrically defined electorate that comprises Oxford academics and anyone who holds a degree (other than an honorary degree) from the university.
While Young Alumni Trustees are elected by a defined subset of the alumni body, their "constituency" on the Board is not their electorate, but the University as a whole.
In addition, the questions about voting preferences in the 2000 election for United States Senate are based on the responses of "likely voters," defined as a probable electorate in terms of intention to vote, interest in the campaign and past voting behavior.
In addition, the questions about voting preferences in the 2000 election for president and United States senator are based on the responses of "likely voters," defined as a probable electorate in terms of intention to vote, interest in the campaign and past voting behavior.
See articleCalifornia's Supreme Court ruled that a ballot initiative passed by the electorate, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, was constitutional.
The special conference to change the party's constitution that Tony Blair held soon after becoming Labour's leader was seen as a defining act that signalled to the electorate the birth of New Labour.
It was a battle between contrasting political strategies: Rove's approach, which saw the electorate as defined by demographics and sought to conquer it one bloc at a time, and Hughes's, which, Frum says, perceived all Americans as essentially alike and easily manipulated by the same simple story line.
The challenge of communicating to the electorate is defined by three things.
Is the opprobrium being displayed by the electorate a symptom of alienation – defined as the rejection of social institutions and processes – or something else entirely?
A strikingly liberal electorate powered Los Angeles' decisive turn to the left Tuesday, backing out of the city's short-lived embrace of a Republican City Hall and ushering in an era that will be defined by a new social agenda.
In a presidential race that has been defined by nasty personal attacks and an electorate that has deep reservations about the character of both major candidates, Hillary Clinton is making yet another effort to introduce herself to voters.
