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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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This is a shallow theory of how to achieve transformative political change, but it might have worked as the start of an electoral strategy.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026
The scrutiny also coincided with a series of disappointing electoral results for Reform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
This suggests that experienced members often help channel money toward colleagues with greater electoral need.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026
Peru's conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori on Friday said a "new chapter" was beginning as the highest electoral authority confirmed her narrow victory.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Outside of New York, he even won more electoral votes than he had in 1796.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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