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electoral

/ɪˈlɛk.tɚ.əl/

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What does electoral mean?

adjective

  1. Relating to or composed of electors.
  2. Of, or relating to elections.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈlɛk.tɚ.əl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/əˈlɛk.tɚ.əl//ə.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl//ˌɛ.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl//ˌiː.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl/
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The first of these dangers is the necessary consequence of the exigencies and want of foresight of electoral crowds.
Gustave Le BonThe crowd : $b A study of the popular mindProject Gutenberg ebook #445
The petition for the electoral reform has already received two hundred thousand signatures, and the illustrious Arago threatens us with a million.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
More book examples (3)
"A wicked Capuchin," he was heard to say, "has disarmed me with his rosary, and thrust nothing less than six electoral crowns into his cowl."
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
In modern societies, to tell the truth, there is another function assigned to all citizens, outside of their special capacity, and that is the electoral duty.
Enrico FerriCriminal SociologyProject Gutenberg ebook #477
The means by which it was proposed to obviate this second obstacle was to delegate the electoral powers of the nation to a body of representatives.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815