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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During the 2024 presidential election, Velasco hosted a mock election with his classes serving as the electoral college, and the number of electoral votes allocated to each class was proportional to its size.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
As Milei and his economic team struggle to contain financial stress, his popularity and expected electoral victory face threats.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Those findings contributed to Berrios’ electoral defeat and Kaegi’s victory in 2018.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1850s, electoral fraud by pro-slavery advocates was particularly egregious in the Kansas territory.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
As Milei and his economic team struggle to contain financial stress, his popularity and expected electoral victory face threats.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Those findings contributed to Berrios’ electoral defeat and Kaegi’s victory in 2018.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
By the mid-1850s, electoral fraud by pro-slavery advocates was particularly egregious in the Kansas territory.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Electoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electoral. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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