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electoral

[ih-lek-ter-uhl, ee-lek-tawr-uhl]

adjective

  1. pertaining to electors or election.

  2. consisting of electors.



electoral

/ ɪˈlɛktərəl /

adjective

  1. relating to or consisting of electors

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Other Word Forms

  • electorally adverb
  • pseudoelectoral adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electoral1

First recorded in 1665–75; elector + -al 1
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Kyiv would be obliged to respond to any violations of electoral laws by such candidates and bar them from participating.

It marked Labour's first major electoral defeat in Caerphilly for 100 years.

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Fashioning a healthcare reform agenda will be hard but vital for electoral success.

Whether whistleblower notoriety will help or hurt Borges’s electoral chances in Maryland remains to be seen.

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One can make an argument that such a move would have made electoral sense.

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