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

But Craig's supporters have argued that the four-term congresswoman is the more electable candidate, especially as Flanagan has been tied to the Minnesota governor's handling of the multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in the state. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Midterm elections are the first real chance for progressives to topple longstanding narratives from within their own party that their ideology is not electable. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Stevens boasts the support of a growing list of establishment bigwigs—including Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and the state’s outgoing senator, Gary Peters—who clearly view her as more electable. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

So that will completely change the perception of what is electable within the Democratic Party. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 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