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elector

[ ih-lek-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
  2. a member of the Electoral College of the U.S.
  3. (usually initial capital letter) one of the German princes entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.


elector

/ ɪˈ±ôÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. someone who is eligible to vote in the election of a government
  2. often capital a member of the US electoral college
  3. often capital (in the Holy Roman Empire) any of the German princes entitled to take part in the election of a new emperor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ðˈ±ô±ð³¦³Ù´Ç°ùËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe·±ô±ð³¦î€ƒt´Ç°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elector1

1425–75; late Middle English electo ( u ) r < Late Latin ŧ±ôŧ³¦³Ù´Ç°ù chooser, equivalent to eleg-, variant stem of ŧ±ô¾±²µ±ð°ù±ð ( elect ) + -tor -tor
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Around a third of electors in England are eligible to vote, and more than 1,600 councillors will be elected.

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Prosecutors in Arizona have already requested the findings, claiming Smith’s investigation could advance their own against eleven “fake electors†who conspired to overturn state results.

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Had Mike Pence agreed to pretend that there was a legitimate controversy about the election results in the swing states where they'd recruited activists to pretend to be alternate electors they might have succeeded.

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It is not the first time a losing candidate will lead the joint session of Congress to count their opponent's presidential electors - Al Gore endured the indignity in 2001 and Richard Nixon in 1961.

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Loeffler had planned to vote against the certification of Georgia's electors on January 6 but relented after the riot.

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