elector
noun
elec·tor
i-ˈlek-tər 
-ˌtȯr
plural electors
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.—
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: any of the German princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor
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To comply with constitutional rules preventing electors from voting for two candidates from the same state, Cheney changed his residency from Texas back to Wyoming ahead of the election.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Duncan, Kemp, and GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger resisted efforts by the president, his underlings, and some GOP state legislators to reverse former President Joe Biden’s Georgia win by appointing an alternate slate of electors.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The Georgia Supreme Court last month declined to take up her appeal, ending her bid to remain atop the case against the president, several allies and the state’s alternate electors.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
It was used successfully by some defendants in Arizona's fake electors case.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Duncan, Kemp, and GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger resisted efforts by the president, his underlings, and some GOP state legislators to reverse former President Joe Biden’s Georgia win by appointing an alternate slate of electors.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The Georgia Supreme Court last month declined to take up her appeal, ending her bid to remain atop the case against the president, several allies and the state’s alternate electors.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
It was used successfully by some defendants in Arizona's fake electors case.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elector. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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elector
noun
elec·tor
i-ˈlek-tər
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
1
: one 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
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