elector

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elec·tor | \ i-ˈlek-tər

, -ˌtȯr \

plural electors

Definition of elector

1 : a person qualified to vote in an election

2 : a person appointed by a state in the U.S. to vote for president and vice president in the electoral college When Americans cast their ballots, they are actually voting for a slate of electors appointed by their state's political parties who are pledged to support that party's candidate.— Allyson Waller

3 : any of the German princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor

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Recent Examples on the Web Some of the questions focused directly on the extent of Trump’s involvement in the fake-elector effort led by his outside lawyers, including John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani, these people said. — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Some of the questions focused directly on the extent of Trump’s involvement in the fake-elector effort led by his outside lawyers, including John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani, these people said. — Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Some of the questions focused directly on the extent of Trump’s involvement in the fake-elector effort led by his outside lawyers, including John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani, these people said. — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 Rather, the Department of Justice is going to be looking into the false elector strategy. — Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022 David Shafer, a Trump elector and chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, received a subpoena Wednesday from federal prosecutors seeking documents and communications related to the Trump electors, according to a person familiar with the matter. — Scott Patterson, WSJ, 23 June 2022 Their lawyer, Alexander Kolodin, attacked the Justice Department’s fake elector inquiry. — New York Times, 23 June 2022 Arizona creating an alternate elector slate was part of a plan to throw a wrench into the typically rote ceremony of the vice president counting each state’s Electoral College votes. — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022 And in Michigan, Michele Lundgren told the Detroit News that someone from the FBI served her with a subpoena Thursday and that another Trump elector was served on Wednesday. — Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022 See More

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