Definition of electable
: capable of being elected (as to public office)
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But in Virginia, the candidates who were favored by party chieftains and seen as most electable bested more liberal insurgents.
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Cordray is seen as the more electable of the two in the fall.
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As if a majority of votes cast for one highly electable man, could raise the fortunes of millions.
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McConnell, who is defending a 51-to-49 majority in this year’s midterms, is determined to ensure that electable Republicans are in place in key races.
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Bolsonaro has tried to moderate his tone for the last year and backed market friendly ideas for the economy to sound more electable.
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Six in ten Republican likely voters see Gillespie as the most electable in the November general election compared with his rivals.
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First Known Use of electable
1879
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