Elector

//ɪˈlɛktə//

Synonyms for "elector" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (2)

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)
voter

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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has context

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related to

13 entries

Translations

162 translations across 63 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • keurvors noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Albanian

1 entries
  • zgjedhës noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Arabic

2 entries
  • نَاخِب noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • نَاخِبَة noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ընտրիչ noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • ընտրող noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • seçici noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Basque

1 entries
  • hautesle noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • вы́барнік noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • вы́барніца noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • вы́баршчык noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • вы́баршчыца noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • избира́тел noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • избира́телка noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • курфю́рст noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Catalan

2 entries
  • elector noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • electora noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 選帝侯 /选帝侯 noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • 選舉人 /选举人 noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Czech

4 entries
  • kurfiřt noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • volitel noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • volič noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • volička noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Danish

3 entries
  • kurfyrste noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • valgmand noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • vælger noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Dutch

4 entries
  • keurvorst noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • kiesman noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • kiesmens noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • kiezer noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • princo-elektisto noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kuurvürst noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • valija noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Faroese

1 entries
  • kjørfúrsti noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Finnish

4 entries
  • vaaliruhtinas noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • valitsija noun (person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament)
  • valitsijamies noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • äänestäjä noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

French

4 entries
  • grand électeur noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • prince-électeur noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • votant noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • électeur m votard noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ამომრჩეველი noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

German

4 entries
  • Elektor noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • Elektorin noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • Kurfürst noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • Stimmbürger noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Greek

4 entries
  • εκλέκτορας noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • εκλέκτορες noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • εκλεκτόρισσα noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • εκλεκτόρισσες noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בּוֹחֵר noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Hindi

1 entries
  • निर्वाचक noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • választó noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • választófejedelem noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • kjörfursti noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pemilih noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Italian

2 entries
  • elettore noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • principe elettore noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 選帝侯 noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • 選挙人 noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • сайлаушы noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Korean

2 entries
  • 선거인 noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • 선제후 noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • шайлоочу noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Latin

3 entries
  • elector noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • princeps elector noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • princeps elector imperii noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Latvian

2 entries
  • vēlētāja noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • vēlētājs noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • kurfiurstas noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • rinkėjas noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • избирач noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • избирачка noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Malay

1 entries
  • pengundi noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Manx

2 entries
  • reihder noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • reihder noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • сонгогч noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • ᠰᠣᠩᠭᠤᠭᠴᠢ noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Māori

1 entries
  • kaipōti noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Norman

1 entries
  • êlecteu noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • elektor noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • kurfyrste noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • valgkvinne noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • valgmann noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • elektor noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • kurfyrste noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • valkvinne noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • valmann noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Persian

1 entries
  • رأیدهنده noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Polish

4 entries
  • elektor noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • elektor noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • elektor noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • wyborca noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • eleitor noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • príncipe eleitor noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • príncipe-eleitor noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Romanian

2 entries
  • alegătoare noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • alegător noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Russian

4 entries
  • вы́борщик noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • вы́борщик noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • вы́борщица noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • вы́борщица noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • biràčica noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • bìrāč noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • бира̀чица noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • бѝра̄ч noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • eletturi noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Slovak

3 entries
  • kurfirst noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • volič noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • volička noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Slovene

2 entries
  • volivec noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • volivka noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Spanish

3 entries
  • compromisario noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • elector noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • votante noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Swedish

2 entries
  • kurfurste noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • väljare noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Tajik

1 entries
  • интихобкунанда noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Turkish

4 entries
  • saylavcı noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • seçici noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • seçiciler noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • seçmen noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • saýlawçy noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • saýlaýjy noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́борець noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • ви́борник noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)
  • ви́борниця noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • ви́борниця noun (member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • سايلىغۇچى noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • saylovchi noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • cử tri noun (person eligible to vote in an election)
  • tuyển đế hầu noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Volapük

2 entries
  • davälahiplin noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
  • davälaplin noun (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Walloon

1 entries
  • vôteu noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • וויילער noun (person eligible to vote in an election)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Where the qualifications of the electors are the ſame, whether they have to chooſe a ſmall or a large number their votes will fall upon thoſe in whom they have the moſt confidence; whether thoſe happen to be men of large fortunes or of moderate property or of no property at all.

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The conſtitution of France ſays, that every man who pays a tax of ſixty ſous per annum, (2s. and 6d. Engliſh), is an elector.— [...] Can any thing be more limited, and at the ſame time more capricious, than what the qualifications of electors are in England? [...] Capricious—becauſe the loweſt character that can be ſuppoſed to exiſt, and who has not ſo much as the viſible means of an honeſt livelihood, is an elector in ſome places; while, in other places, the man who pays very large taxes, and with a fair known character, and the farmer who rents to the amount of three or four hundred pounds a year, and with a property on that farm to three or four times that amount, is not admitted to be an elector.

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In the courſe of not many years muſt the electours of one place grapple in the waves for their town, and at preſent a ſeptennial conſequence is given to a heap of ruins.

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But in France is practice of bribing electors is almost unknown, whilst it is notoriously and publicly carried on in England.

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