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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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More than 130 million names have been removed from electoral lists under the revision exercise, according to media reports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
ITV News has denied accusations of electoral interference.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Media reports said the revision resulted in more than 133 million names being removed from electoral lists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Demagogues and electoral dysfunction are nothing new, as he acknowledges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The growing number of people in servitude—more than 1.8 million were counted in 1820—meant more seats in Congress and more electoral votes under the Constitution’s three-fifths rule.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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