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elector

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktə/

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Definition of elector

noun

  • 1a 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
  • (in the US) a member of the electoral college.
  • 2 [usually as title] historical a German prince entitled to take part in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor: the Elector of Brandenburg

Derivatives

electorship

noun

elector in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of elector in the US English dictionary