electable

adjective

elect·​able i-ˈlek-tə-bəl 

: capable of being elected (as to public office)

electability

i-ˌlek-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of electable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The debate over which candidate is most electable looms ahead of tomorrow’s Senate primary, when voters will decide who will be their party’s nominee in November. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026

And the urgent question is which Democrats are electable at a time when political norms are being tested and twisted. —Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

Eventually, progressives’ growing influence at the state and local level will filter up to the national Democratic Party, continuing to push the party further to the left and thus marginalizing more moderate candidates who remain more electable in national elections. —Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026

The side-by-side showdown between the millennial candidates will give national Democrats and Lone Star voters an early look at which style of politics could be more electable ahead of the start of early voting on Feb. 17. —Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electable

• collectable
• collectible
• correctable
• delectable
• detectable
• expectable
• injectable
• protectable
• resectable
• respectable
• selectable
• uncollectible