What does electoral mean?
Definitions for electoral
ɪˈlɛk tər əlelec·toral
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word electoral.
Princeton's WordNet
electoraladjective
of or relating to elections
"electoral process"
electoraladjective
relating to or composed of electors
"electoral college"
Wiktionary
electoraladjective
of, or relating to elections
electoraladjective
composed of electors
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Electoraladjective
Having the dignity of an elector.
Etymology: from elector.
ChatGPT
electoral
Electoral refers to anything related to elections, the process of voting, or the systems involved in choosing public officials or representatives in a democratic society. It can pertain to aspects such as electoral districts, electoral colleges, electoral campaigns, or electoral votes.
Editors Contribution
electoral
Relating to an election.
The electoral constituency was defined in law.
Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'electoral' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4234
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'electoral' in Adjectives Frequency: #568
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The numerical value of electoral in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of electoral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of electoral in a Sentence
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of American democracy, and we will use our authorities against anyone seeking to undermine our processes and subversively influence voters, this Administration will work tirelessly to safeguard our electoral process, and will aggressively pursue any other foreign actor that attempts to interfere in the 2020 elections.
Virginians have very strong feelings about Donald Trump and Virginians are sophisticated with elections every year. So we know what's going on, the way that Glenn Youngkin has tried to kind of have it both ways of -- taking advantage of Donald Trump and preaching electoral integrity and bringing Steve Bannon in for a rally, but then saying you didn't know about it, glenn Youngkin's trying to have it both ways, but it's clear that Glenn Youngkin is a Donald Trump acolyte, as Terry McAuliffe has said, and Joe Biden has said too, and that just doesn't go over well.
It took a course from me for the Democratic leadership to realize we have an electoral college. 'But we got the popular vote!' Well you can take the MTA from Dorchester to Brookline. That's how far it'll get you.
The fact that the racial divide is so deep between the parties, and the urban-rural divide is so deep between the parties, overlaps in problematic ways with the bias in The Senate representation, and that bias in The Senate representation is also reflected in Electoral College and in the composition of Supreme Court because it is the Senate's job to confirm nominations. So it's all linked.
Uganda's constitution talks about a free and fair election. Anything less would be illegal, our position is that unless we have an independently constituted electoral commission and a new voters' register, we won't allow an illegal election to take place.
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