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elector

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e·lec·tor  (-lktr)
n.
1. A qualified voter in an election.
2. A member of the Electoral College of the United States.
3. One of the German princes of the Holy Roman Empire entitled to elect the emperor.

elector [ɪˈlɛktə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) someone who is eligible to vote in the election of a government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a member of the US electoral college
3. (Historical Terms) (often capital) (in the Holy Roman Empire) any of the German princes entitled to take part in the election of a new emperor
electorship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.electorelector - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
crossover voter, crossover - a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
floater - a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
floating voter, swing voter - a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other
2.Elector - any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
prince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

elector
noun voter, chooser, selector, constituent, member of the electorate, member of a constituency, enfranchised person Each elector is required to list his order of preferences.
Translations
elector [ɪˈlektəʳ] Nelector(a) m/f
elector [ɪˈlɛktər] nélecteur/trice m/f
elector
n
Wähler(in) m(f)
(Hist) ElectorKurfürst m
(US) → Wahlmann m
elector [ɪˈlɛktəʳ] nelettore/trice
elector [ɪˈlɛktəʳ] nelettore/trice


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In remorse the Sovereign Elector deprived himself of political influence by learning to read.
This was the accession of the Elector of Hanover to the throne of England, in 1714, on the death of Queen Anne.
In one of the conflicts, the emperor himself was put to flight, and very near being made prisoner by the elector of Saxony.
 
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