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electoral

[ ih-lek-ter-uh l ]

/ ɪˈlɛk tər əl /

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adjective

pertaining to electors or election.

consisting of electors.

Origin of electoral

First recorded in 1665–75; elector + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM electoral

e·lec·tor·al·ly, adverb pseu·do·e·lec·tor·al, adjective

Words nearby electoral

election district, electioneer, elective, elective mutism, elector, electoral, electoral college, electoral vote, electorate, electr-, electra

Example sentences from the Web for electoral

Still, 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

electoral

/ (ɪˈlɛktərəl) /

adjective

relating to or consisting of electors

Derived forms of electoral

electorally, adverb