noun · neutral
voter turnout
UK/ˈvəʊtər ˈtɜːnaʊt/US/ˈvoʊtər ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/VOT·er TURN·out
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the proportion of eligible people who actually vote in an election
Examples
“High voter turnout is often seen as a sign of a healthy democracy.”
“Low voter turnout can weaken the legitimacy of elected leaders.”
“Campaigns try to increase voter turnout among young people.”
Band 8 sentence
“Voter turnout in the last general election was surprisingly high, especially among young adults.”
Collocations
- high voter turnout
- low voter turnout
- increase voter turnout
Word family
voter nounvote verb / nounturnout noun
Common mistakes
vote turnout→voter turnout
voters turnout→voter turnout
Say it for a higher band
5vote turnout→6voting turnout→7+voter turnout
Synonyms
participation rate
Easily confused
participation rate
“The participation rate among survey respondents was lower than expected.”
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