elector
noun/ɪˈlektə(r)/
/ɪˈlektər/
- a person who has the right to vote in an election
- If your name is not on the register of electors, you will not be able to vote.
- Not all the registered electors actually voted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- registered
- presidential
- Democrat
- …
- choose somebody
- vote (for somebody)
- the register of electors
- (in the US) a member of the Electoral College
Word Originlate Middle English: via French électeur from Latin elector, from the verb eligere ‘pick out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.
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