"elector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: elector [singular], electors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An elector is someone that can vote in an election.
    Sense id: simple-elector-en-noun-KuFt~XlV
  2. In the history of Germany an elector was a prince or archbishop who had the right to vote for the emperor who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire.
    Sense id: simple-elector-en-noun-jexlu~9Q
  3. In the United States, an elector is a delegate who has the right to vote in the U.S. Electoral College for the President of the United States.
    Sense id: simple-elector-en-noun-YepGJ7Ul
     
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