Electoral

//ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or composed of electors. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, or relating to elections. not-comparable

    "Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or composed of electors wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to elections wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
choosingchoosyconstituentdiscriminatingeclecticelective

Example

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"Garfield won 214 electoral votes."

Etymology

From elector + -al.

Related phrases

electoral collegeelectoral districtelectoral fraudelectoral observerelectoral registerelectoral rollelectoral systemelectoral tighteningelectoral vote

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