noun

elector

Elector (noun) means a person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

noun

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

A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.

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.

Alternative letter-case form of Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”).

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Etymology

From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equivalent to elect + -or. Ēligere is the present active infinitive of ēligō (“to extract, pluck or root out; (figurative) to choose, elect, pick out”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + legō (“to appoint, choose, select”) (from Proto-Italic *legō (“to gather, collect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)).

Rhymes for elector

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of elector?

"elector" (noun) means a person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

What are the different meanings of elector?

"elector" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter; 2. A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament; 3. 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.