elector
English Thesaurus
1. any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | prince, |
| definition | : | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | frederick william, great elector, |
| definition | : | the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) (noun.person) |
2. a citizen who has a legal right to vote (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | citizen, |
| definition | : | a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | constituent, |
| definition | : | a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | crossover, crossover voter, |
| definition | : | a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | floater, |
| definition | : | a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | floating voter, swing voter, |
| definition | : | a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | electorate, |
| definition | : | the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | elect, |
| definition | : | select by a vote for an office or membership (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | bring into existence or make available by vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's choice or preference by vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | electoral, |
| definition | : | relating to or composed of electors (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | elect, |
| definition | : | select by a vote for an office or membership (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | bring into existence or make available by vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's choice or preference by vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | electoral, |
| definition | : | relating to or composed of electors (adj.all) |
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