elector

noun

Definition of electornext
as in voter

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Recent Examples of elector Since the turnout was just below 60 percent—a sharp fall from 67 percent at the previous election in December 2019—that meant only about one British elector in five had voted Labour. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026 The clerk’s office determined Davidson remains a qualified elector. — Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026 The forgery charges are felonies and the elector charge is a misdemeanor. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026 Washington, however, was unanimously chosen as the first president under the Constitution in 1789 by presidential electors from each state, who comprised the Electoral College. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elector
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voter
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  • Many voters thank him ​for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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