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[ ih-lek-ter-uhl ] / ɪˈlɛk tər əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR electoral ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to electors or election. consisting of electors. Origin of electoralFirst recorded in 1665–75; elector + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM electorale·lec·tor·al·ly, adverbpseu·do·e·lec·tor·al, adjectiveWords nearby electoralelection district, electioneer, elective, elective mutism, elector, electoral, electoral college, electoral vote, electorate, electr-, Electra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electoralStill, ISS correctly points out that Democrats get more votes down South than electoral outcomes suggest. Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST They need Florida, arguably, at least in Electoral College terms. Dems, It’s Time to Dump Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to Schumer, Obama and his administration had misinterpreted their 2008 electoral mandate. 2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk|Lloyd Green|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last week, a Republican state lawmaker introduced a bill that would change the way the state awards its 16 electoral votes. GOP States’ Hitlist: Abortion, Unions & Hillary|Nancy Kaffer|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You are a political party, and you want to secure the electoral majority. The Progressives’ War on Suburbia|Joel Kotkin|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the duchy of Brunswick it was soon suffered to drop; but in the electoral dominions it never was introduced. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman As soon as electoral reform was out of the way abolition became once more the dominant question in Brazilian politics. The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson So we are doing to-day; instead of altering our public economy, we demand an electoral reform. What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon Your Electoral Grace is therefore humbly implored to make an allowance from the 400 rth. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer Calhoun was elected Vice-President by more than two thirds of the electoral vote. Union and Democracy|Allen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for electoral
adjectiverelating to or consisting of electors Derived forms of electoralelectorally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to electoralelective, constituent, discretionary, selecting, appointing, appointive |