electoral
[ih-lek-ter-uh l]
Origin of electoral
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Examples from the Web for electoral
Contemporary Examples
Still, ISS correctly points out that Democrats get more votes down South than electoral outcomes suggest.
They need Florida, arguably, at least in Electoral College terms.
According to Schumer, Obama and his administration had misinterpreted their 2008 electoral mandate.
Last week, a Republican state lawmaker introduced a bill that would change the way the state awards its 16 electoral votes.
You are a political party, and you want to secure the electoral majority.
Historical Examples
In Maryland they divided the electoral vote evenly with their opponents.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
The district is electoral; Askin Morrison, Esq., is the first member.
He had received 128 electoral votes; his opponent DeWitt Clinton, 89 votes.
Hidden TreasuresHarry A. Lewis
The electoral college in the constitution of the United States is an example.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
In fact, there was no day fixed for the session of the electoral diet.
Jewish Literature and Other EssaysGustav Karpeles
electoral
- relating to or consisting of electors
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Word Origin and History for electoral
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