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elector

[ih-lek-ter] Origin

e·lec·tor

[ih-lek-ter]
noun
1.
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
2.
a member of the electoral college of the U.S.
3.
(usually initial capital letter) one of the German princes entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English electo(u)r < Late Latin ēlēctor chooser, equivalent to eleg-, variant stem of ēligere (see elect) + -tor -tor

non·e·lec·tor, noun
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elector (ɪˈlɛktə)
 
n
1.  someone who is eligible to vote in the election of a government
2.  (often capital) a member of the US electoral college
3.  (often capital) (in the Holy Roman Empire) any of the German princes entitled to take part in the election of a new emperor
 
e'lectorship
 
n

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elector
mid-15c., from L. elector, from eligere (see election).
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