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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For years, President Trump faced not just criticism or electoral competition, but a coordinated barrage of criminal and civil prosecutions, selectively timed and strategically constructed to keep him off the ballot and wear down his political movement.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
For years, President Trump faced not just criticism or electoral competition, but a coordinated barrage of criminal and civil prosecutions, selectively timed and strategically constructed to keep him off the ballot and wear down his political movement.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The billboard campaign marks an incremental escalation in local Democratic efforts to mobilize Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade, a county where Republicans have made consequential electoral gains in recent years.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The German electoral firewall held without the assistance of lawfare.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
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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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