About The Word Elector
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What's The Definition Of Elector?
[n] any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
[n] a citizen who has a legal right to vote Synonyms | Synonyms for Elector: voter Related Terms | Find terms related to Elector: See Also | citizen | constituent | electorate | floater | floating voter | Frederick William | prince | swing voter | the Great Elector Elector In Webster's Dictionary \E*lect"or\, n. [L., fr. eligere: cf. F. ['e]lecteur.]
1. One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his
vote in favor of a candidate for office.
2. Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally
qualified to vote.
3. In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to
choose the emperor.
4. One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the
United States, to elect the President and Vice President.
\E*lect"or\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectoral.] Pertaining to an election or to electors. In favor of the electoral and other princes. --Burke. {Electoral college}, the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes given, in the United States, to the body of electors chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice President. |
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