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Definition of Electoral

1. Adjective. Of or relating to elections. "Electoral process"

2. Adjective. Relating to or composed of electors. "Electoral college"

Definition of Electoral

1. Adjective. of, or relating to elections ¹

2. Adjective. composed of electors ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Electoral

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electoral

electioneering electioneers elections elections of remedies elective elective abortion elective culture elective mutism elective share elective shares

elective surgery electively electiveness electivenesses electives electoral (current term) electoral college electoral colleges electoral district electoral districts

electoral fraud electoral register electoral registers electoral roll electoral system electorally electorate electorates electoress electoresses

Literary usage of Electoral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Sources: "Agreement Establishing the International Institute for Democracy and electoral Assistance," Founding Conference, February 27- 28, 1995; ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"TITLE I.—Number of Deputies to be elected, and formation of electoral Colleges. ... Two hundred and fifty-eight deputies are chosen by the electoral ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"In the ordinary course of things the electoral Prince would as Duke of Cambridge have received his writ of summons to attend the House of Lords like any ..."

4. The Life of Samuel J. Tilden by John Bigelow, Samuel Jones Tilden (1895)
"CHAPTER III The electoral count of 1877 — Senator Morton's scheme — Tilden's history of the presidential counts — President Grant concedes Tilden's election ..."

5. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"This bill, which proposed the institution of an electoral Commission for the ... It provided that no electoral vote or votes from any State from which but ..."

6. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1904)
"She has adopt- electoral method which gives her a iment more truly representative of »ple than ... These electoral dis- vary in population, and the number ..."

7. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1906)
"In such wise was evolved the famous electoral Count Act. The report recommending its adoption was finally signed by every member of the House Committee and ..."

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