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Recent Examples of elector
Argentina, the home country of Francis, has four cardinal electors.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 7 May 2025
The 133 cardinal electors who make up the conclave meet Wednesday.
—Martin Finn, CBS News, 7 May 2025
Here are some ways this conclave is different: The highest number of cardinal electors in any conclave
Pope Paul VI set a rule in 1975 limiting the number of cardinal electors to 120, a norm that wasn’t strictly adhered to in the College of Cardinals meetings known as consistories.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
When the great wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel close behind the electors on Wednesday afternoon, most of the politicking will have already been done, conducted in private over informal meetings and at dinners in the nearby guesthouse where the cardinals stay.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 6 May 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 7 May 2025
The 133 cardinal electors who make up the conclave meet Wednesday.
—Martin Finn, CBS News, 7 May 2025
Here are some ways this conclave is different: The highest number of cardinal electors in any conclave
Pope Paul VI set a rule in 1975 limiting the number of cardinal electors to 120, a norm that wasn’t strictly adhered to in the College of Cardinals meetings known as consistories.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
When the great wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel close behind the electors on Wednesday afternoon, most of the politicking will have already been done, conducted in private over informal meetings and at dinners in the nearby guesthouse where the cardinals stay.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elector
voter
Noun
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Missouri voters will once again send a clear message that enough is enough.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The district walked back the idea, but the move sparked public outcry and raised questions about whether splitting a school district — a process called detachment — has to be approved by voters in a public election.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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