Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/November 3

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Word of the day
for November 3
elector n
  1. (politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
    1. (British, Commonwealth) A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.
    2. A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.
    3. (historical) Alternative letter-case form of Elector (a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire).

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