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Kurfürstin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elector noun A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

Senses

Kurfürstin is used for these senses in English:

  • Elector (historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector.
  • electress (now, historical) The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. [from 17th c.]

elector — full definition

  1. noun A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
  2. noun A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.
  3. noun A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.
  4. noun Alternative letter-case form of Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”).

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