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e·lec·tor
/
ɪˈlɛk
tər
/
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[
ih-
lek
-ter
]
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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
Related forms
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
elector
mid-15c., from L. elector, from eligere (see
election
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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