elector
noun
elec·tor
i-ˈlek-tər 
-ˌtȯr
plural electors
1
: a person qualified to vote in an election
2
: a person appointed by a state in the U.S. to vote for president and vice president in the electoral college
When Americans cast their ballots, they are actually voting for a slate of electors appointed by their state's political parties who are pledged to support that party's candidate.—
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Allyson Waller3
: any of the German princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor
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The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political parties.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political party.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
All the offices subject to the charter revisions — council, selectmen, treasurer and clerk — were on the ballot and voted for by the electors of South Windsor, presumably because the changes were not to take effect until 2027.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
Bost and two presidential-elector nominees filed their original lawsuit in 2022 and alleged that Illinois' law that allowed ballots postmarked by, but received within two weeks of, the election to be counted violated federal law.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political party.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
All the offices subject to the charter revisions — council, selectmen, treasurer and clerk — were on the ballot and voted for by the electors of South Windsor, presumably because the changes were not to take effect until 2027.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
Bost and two presidential-elector nominees filed their original lawsuit in 2022 and alleged that Illinois' law that allowed ballots postmarked by, but received within two weeks of, the election to be counted violated federal law.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elector. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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elector
noun
elec·tor
i-ˈlek-tər
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
1
: one qualified to vote in an election
2
: a person appointed by a state in the U.S. to vote for president and vice president in the electoral college
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