adjective
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- electorally adverb
- pseudoelectoral adjective
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The fourth electoral test will take place across the Atlantic: Hungary’s April 12 presidential election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The South Australia poll was the first electoral test for this surge in support and the party attracted many voters frustrated with issues like cost of living.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that when presidential elections are held again in Venezuela, she will participate "in that electoral process."
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The most dramatic clash came in 1800, when Burr ran alongside Jefferson in the presidential election—his reward for delivering the bulk of New York’s electoral votes, which made Jefferson’s victory possible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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