Select the most appropriate option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election

electorate

The most appropriate option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words is electorate.

• Inhabitants refers to all the people who live in a particular place, regardless of whether they are entitled to vote.
• Settlers refers to people who have come to live permanently in a new place.
• Residents refers to people who live in a particular place for a period of time, but may not be entitled to vote.

The word electorate is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to the people who are entitled to vote in an election. The other words do not have the same connotation of being eligible to vote.