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    elector
    /ɪˈlɛktə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who has the right to vote in an election, especially one for members of a national parliament: "close to 60 per cent of the 60,000 registered electors voted"
    • 2. a German prince entitled to take part in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor: historical "the Elector of Brandenburg"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELECTOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ELECTOR definition: 1. a person who votes: 2. (in the US) a member of an electoral college (= a group of people whose…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › electorElector Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of elector as a person who can vote in an election or a member of the U.S. electoral college. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related phrases of elector.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELECTOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    An elector is a person who votes or a member of an electoral college in the US. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of elector with examples and translations.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › electorELECTOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Elector definition: a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.. See examples of ELECTOR used in a sentence.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › electorelector - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Etymology

    From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equivalent to elect +‎ -or. Ēligere is the present active infinitive of ēligō (“to extract, pluck or root out; (figurative) to choose, elect, pick out”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + legō (“to appoint, choose, select”) (from Pr...

    Pronunciation

    1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛktə/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛktɚ/, /iˈlɛktɚ/, /əˈlɛktɚ/, (uncommon) /əˈlɛktɔɹ/ 3. (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈlektə/, /əˈlektə/ 4. Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) 5. Hyphenation: elect‧or

    Noun

    elector (plural electors) 1. (politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter. 1.1. 1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number XXXV. The Same Subject [the general power of taxation] Continued.”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: […] J. and A. M‘Lean,[…], →OCLC, page 217: 1.1.1. Where the qualifications of the electorsare the ſame, whether they have to chooſe a...

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin ēlēctōrem.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləkˈto] 2. IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.lekˈtoɾ]

    Noun

    elector m (plural electors, feminine electora) 1. voter, elector

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    Etymology

    From ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) +‎ -tor (agentive suffix) from ex- (“out”) +‎ legō (“to gather, collect”) from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō).

    Pronunciation

    1. (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈleːk.tor/, [eːˈɫ̪eːkt̪ɔr] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlek.tor/, [eˈlɛkt̪or]

    Noun

    ēlēctor m (genitive ēlēctōris, feminine ēlēctrīx); third declension 1. chooser, selector 2. voter, elector

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from French électeur or Latin elector.

    Noun

    elector m (plural electori) 1. elector

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctōrem (“chooser, selector”), from Latin ēligō (“to choose, pick out”), ex- +‎ legō from Proto-Italic *legō (“to gather, collect”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /eleɡˈtoɾ/ [e.leɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] 2. Rhymes: -oɾ 3. Syllabification: e‧lec‧tor

    Noun

    elector m (plural electores, feminine electora, feminine plural electoras) 1. voter, elector 1.1. Synonym: votante

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  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishelector noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of elector noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELECTOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An elector is a person who has the right to vote in an election, or a member of the US electoral college. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations and usage of elector with Collins Dictionary.