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electoral

[ih-lek-ter-uhl, ee-lek-tawr-uhl] / ɪˈlɛk tər əl, ˌi lɛkˈtɔr əl /


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That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In the UK, parties must check donations over £500 are from permissible sources, which include people listed on the UK electoral register.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

On 21 March, One Nation achieved its first electoral breakthrough outside Hanson's home state of Queensland.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that when presidential elections are held again in Venezuela, she will participate "in that electoral process."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

For several weeks it was not at all clear whether Jefferson would become the next abiding occupant, because the final tally of the electoral vote had produced a tie between him and Burr.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis