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ELECTORAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or composed of electors
Example:
electoral college
Classified under:
Similar:
elected; elective (subject to popular election)
Derivation:
elector (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to elections
Example:
electoral process
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)
Derivation:
election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)
election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)
