Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or composed of electors.
- adjective Of or relating to election.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to election or electors; consisting of electors.
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- adjective of, or relating to
elections - adjective composed of
electors
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or composed of electors
- adjective of or relating to elections
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was seen by members of both parties as a sign that Mr. Obama, in the wake of what he called his electoral " shellacking, " might be willing to tack away from his liberal base in search of compromise with Republicans.
Federal Pay Freeze Planned Jonathan Weisman 2010
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Prop 14 won by a healthy 54% to 46% margin, giving Schwarzenegger a matched pair of initiative victories for what he calls his electoral reform agenda.
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So, if they want to violate the rules in what I call electoral blackmail, go ahead.
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Mozambique's main opposition party said Thursday it would not take its seats in Parliament because of what it called electoral fraud and it renewed its demand for new elections.
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The SAAF decided to form what they called electoral brigades of seven people, to take photographs and register voters, and ferried them to identified election points.
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One Paris newspaper editor described the French reaction to peccadilloes among politicians as beyond a Gallic shrug and closer to admiration, affording a candidate éclat, what he called "electoral Don Juanism."
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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Demonstrators have been protesting against what they describe as electoral fraud in Sunday's national vote, which kept Putin's United Russia party in power but significantly decreased the number of seats it holds in Parliament.
CNN.com 2011
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Reuters India Hong Kong marchers label electoral reforms a betrayal - 15 hrs ago
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There is an institute in US and a few days ago, it released what it called the electoral calendar for Africa.
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Illinois Democrats moved the 2008 primary election from March to early Februrary to help Barack Obama gain electoral votes.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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