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elector

[ih-lek-ter] / ɪˈlɛk tər /
NOUN
citizen who votes
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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Earlier this month, she told a constituent who had asked why she only communicated in English that "almost every elector speaks English".

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

Xiomara Flores-Holguin was an elector Tuesday and top volunteer for Democrat George Whitesides’ congressional campaign.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

A lone faithless elector in Washington state made it a three-way race by voting for Ronald Reagan.

From Slate Aug. 9, 2024

The qualification paperwork Johnson signed includes a line that says the candidate is “an elector of the county of my residence eligible to vote in the election in which I am a candidate.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 26, 2024

On 5 September he managed to get hold of a telescope Galileo had sent to the elector of Cologne, and finally he saw for himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

However, back in 2022 as Willis was still investigating Georgia’s fake electors, she was considering bringing charges against then-state Sen. Burt Jones.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2025

When the last of the electors has taken the oath, a meditation will be held.

From BBC May 6, 2025

Even so, they are barred from communicating with electors.

From BBC May 5, 2025

The papal electors self-segregate at mealtimes by sitting with their own countrymen.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

Besides simply counting how many people actually live in America, that census tally also determines how many seats each state gets in Congress and how many electors each state receives in a presidential election.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis



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