electoral
adjective
elec·tor·al
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rəl 
ˌē-lek-ˈtȯr-əl
1
: of or relating to an elector
the electoral vote
2
: of or relating to election
an electoral system
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But the most important election result for Jeffries that year may have come months earlier, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a twenty-eight-year-old bartender with no previous electoral experience, upset Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary for New York’s Fourteenth Congressional District.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Because the highest-quality forms of electoral and market research take time to execute, not to mention double- and triple-checking (by human beings), the impulse for some researchers is to speed up the process.
—Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The president stomped on Cassidy's electoral grave, describing the senator as ungrateful for previous support.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Mail-in voting is, and will remain, an integral part of the electoral process.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Because the highest-quality forms of electoral and market research take time to execute, not to mention double- and triple-checking (by human beings), the impulse for some researchers is to speed up the process.
—Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The president stomped on Cassidy's electoral grave, describing the senator as ungrateful for previous support.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Mail-in voting is, and will remain, an integral part of the electoral process.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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“Electoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electoral. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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electoral
adjective
elec·tor·al
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rəl
: of or relating to an election or electors
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