Elector
[ɪ'lektə] or [ɪ'lɛktɚ]
Definition
(noun.) any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Typist: Terrence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office.
(n.) Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote.
(n.) In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor.
(n.) One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President.
(a.) Pertaining to an election or to electors.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Voter, constituent.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.
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Examples
- Some sort of claim could be made out for the Elector of Hanover, who became King of England as George I (1714-27). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Rawlins, an elector on the Douglas ticket. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The capture of Mainz in 1462 by the Elector Adolphus of Nassau gave the secrets of the printing press to the civilized world. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Elector Adolphus of Nassau invited him to enter his service as one of his gentlemen pensioners, and paid him a generous salary. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Many of the German princes, and especially the Elector of Saxony, sided with the reformer. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was also a candidate for elector on the Douglas ticket. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It is disgraceful to the electors. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Gentlemen--Electors of Middlemarch! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There were electors on horseback and electors afoot. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Brother electors of the borough of Eatanswill. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was necessary to follow up our nomination, and to persuade Raymond to present himself to the electors on the following evening. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A small body of electors remained unpolled on the very last day. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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