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Recent Examples of elector
The president is elected through a state elector system, and while the number of electors is set, the way those electors are chosen is largely up to the state and political party.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Had Klein been decided differently, or had it been reversed, Congress might have had a say in blanket pardons that look like amnesties, such as President Trump’s January 6 pardons, and his pardons of all those involved in proposing an alternative slate of electors in the 2020 election.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In Nebraska and Maine, elector votes are based on congressional district and statewide results.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Sadman faces the same three charges as Hassan, plus two counts of election law — unqualified elector attempting to vote, a felony with a maximum four years sentence and/or $2,000 fine.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Had Klein been decided differently, or had it been reversed, Congress might have had a say in blanket pardons that look like amnesties, such as President Trump’s January 6 pardons, and his pardons of all those involved in proposing an alternative slate of electors in the 2020 election.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In Nebraska and Maine, elector votes are based on congressional district and statewide results.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Sadman faces the same three charges as Hassan, plus two counts of election law — unqualified elector attempting to vote, a felony with a maximum four years sentence and/or $2,000 fine.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elector
voter
Noun
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More Republican senators want to kill the 60-vote threshold for legislation in the upper chamber if Democrats block new ID requirements for voters.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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San Diego voters could consider ballot measures in November that aim to boost the City Council’s budget power, make campaign money more transparent, revamp hotel tax rules and ban paid parking at bays and beaches.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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