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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: any of the German princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor
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That deadline leaves a window of five days before state officials must send the presidential results to U.S. Congress, and 11 days before electors meet to certify who won the presidential race.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
They have been charged with perjury—making a false statement on an affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration—and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The new law, along with the Supreme Court decision Moore v. Harper, knocked out the most extreme aspects of independent-state-legislature theory—the notion that state lawmakers can choose their own electors.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
The founders did not foresee the emergence of political parties and their winner-take-all slates of electors, which make a mockery of all presumptions of virtuous choosing by a select few.
—Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
They have been charged with perjury—making a false statement on an affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration—and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The new law, along with the Supreme Court decision Moore v. Harper, knocked out the most extreme aspects of independent-state-legislature theory—the notion that state lawmakers can choose their own electors.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
The founders did not foresee the emergence of political parties and their winner-take-all slates of electors, which make a mockery of all presumptions of virtuous choosing by a select few.
—Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elector. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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