elector

as in voter

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Recent Examples of elector On the first day of the Conclave, the 133 electors participating can hold one round of voting in the afternoon, which consists of two ballots. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The electors must not only give up their cellphones but are also encouraged to vote using disguised handwriting. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2025 The Vatican conclave, set to begin on May 7, will include 133 Cardinal electors, the first with more than 120, according to Vatican News. Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 May 2025 In reviewing his record, the cardinal electors might have taken a number of factors into account. Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for elector
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voter
Noun
  • Trump won the 2016 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections in part by appealing to working class voters hurt by the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs over many years.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 27 May 2025
  • Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025

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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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