| 单词 | electoral |
| 释义 | electoral (once / 932 pages) adj The adjective electoral describes anything having to do with elections. When people talk about "electoral reform," they're referring to changing the way political elections work. When you see the word electoral, you can be sure that the subject is politics and elections. An electoral district, for example, is a specific geographic area that elects a representative or has its votes counted separately, and electoral fraud means rigging votes or interfering with the process of an election. Electoral comes from the noun elector, or "voter in an election." In Latin, it means "chooser or selector," from the root eligere, "select." WORD FAMILYelectoral: electorally+/elect: elected, electing, election, elective, electly, elector, electorate, elects, reelect/elected: nonelected/election: electioneer, elections, electoral/electioneer: electioneered, electioneering, electioneers/electioneering: electioneerings/elective: electively, electives, non-elective, nonelective/elector: electors/electorate: electorates/reelect: reelected, reelecting, reelection, reelects/reelection: reelections USAGE EXAMPLESThe policy was working here — until Mr. Duterte’s electoral victory last year upended the political landscape. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Perhaps the most consequential battles will be outside national electoral contests and within the movement itself. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) At least one theory is irrefutable: Popular votes don’t decide presidential contests in this country; the electoral college does. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to elections electoral process 2adj relating to or composed of electors electoral college Syn elected, elective subject to popular election |
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