adjective
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- electorally adverb
- pseudoelectoral adjective
Etymology
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But years have gone by without an electoral breakthrough, and that looks an even more distant prospect given the party may not even manage to field candidates in May.
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They include oil industry workers who went on strike in 2002 to topple the government to people detained for protesting electoral fraud.
The former Daily Mail journalist said it was for legal searches of the electoral roll and land registry, which were difficult to obtain in-house.
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A group that represents electoral officials in the UK said the teams who help to run elections had lost months of preparation time and would struggle to be ready.
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To vote in person on 7 May, you must be on the electoral register by 23:59 BST on Monday 20 April.
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