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Explanation
The adjective electoral describes anything having to do with elections. When people talk about "electoral reform," they're referring to changing the way political elections work. When you see the word electoral, you can be sure that the subject is politics and elections. An electoral district, for example, is a specific geographic area that elects a representative or has its votes counted separately, and electoral fraud means rigging votes or interfering with the process of an election. Electoral comes from the noun elector, or "voter in an election." In Latin, it means "chooser or selector," from the root eligere, "select."
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Drawing parallels between the two leaders' electoral wins over entrenched nationalist, authoritarian leaders, Magyar said his host in Warsaw "was also faced with similar problems".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Some 64 Labour MPs have now signed up to an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, calling for a national commission on electoral reform.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cemented his hold on power after electoral victories Monday night and defections to his Liberal Party caucus over the past six months.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Terpoin argues that bitcoin will be seeing a bull market as the next presidential electoral cycle approaches in 2028.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
As a result, the Democratic New Deal coalition evolved into an alliance of urban ethnic groups and the white South that dominated electoral politics from 1932 to the early 1960s.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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