adjective
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- electorally adverb
- pseudoelectoral adjective
Etymology
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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
In 2003 Hanson was briefly jailed for electoral fraud.
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
Adams foresaw a very close electoral vote, perhaps even a tie with Jefferson, which would then throw the election into the House of Representatives.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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