electoral

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of, or relating to elections
composed of electors
{a} belonging or relating to an elector
of or relating to elections; "electoral process"
Electoral is used to describe things that are connected with elections. The Mongolian Democratic Party is campaigning for electoral reform. Italy's electoral system of proportional representation. + electorally elec·tor·al·ly He believed that the policies were both wrong and electorally disastrous. relating to elections and voting. adj. electoral college Electoral Commission electoral system
of or relating to elections; "electoral process
relating to or composed of electors; "electoral college"
{s} of or relating to an election; pertaining to electors, pertaining to voters
electorial
Electoral Palatinate
a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire, a palatinate administered by a count palatine
electoral college
such a body chosen to elect the president and vice president
electoral college
a body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office
electoral colleges
plural form of electoral college
electoral district
A district represented by one or more elected officials

When comparing voting systems it is important to know how many representatives are elected from each electoral district.

electoral districts
plural form of electoral district
electoral fraud
Politics. Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome
electoral register
A list of all those people who are registered to vote in a particular locality
electoral registers
plural form of electoral register
electoral roll
an electoral register
Electoral Commission
See also Wormley Conference
Electoral Commission
(1877) Commission created to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden. Tilden had won the popular vote and was only one electoral vote short of victory, but the Republicans contested the tallies in four states, charging fraud. Unable to reach a consensus, Congress appointed a 15-member commission, evenly divided between the two parties, except for one justice, Joseph P. Bradley, a Republican considered nonpartisan; Republicans pressured him, and the tally went to Hayes, who was declared the winner on March
electoral college
group of electors that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States on behalf of the voters in the electors' respective states (U.S. Politics)
electoral college
The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections. The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice-president. the Electoral College a group of people chosen by the votes of the people in each US state, who come together to elect the President, or a similar group in other countries. Constitutionally mandated process for electing the U.S. president and vice president. Each state appoints as many electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress (U.S. senators, representatives, and government officers are ineligible); the District of Columbia has three votes. A winner-take-all rule operates in every state except Maine and Nebraska. Three presidents have been elected by means of an electoral college victory while losing the national popular vote (Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and George W. Bush in 2000). Though pledged to vote for their state's winners, electors are not constitutionally obliged to do so. A candidate must win 270 of the 538 votes to win the election
electoral college
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
electoral force
influence or power wielded by voters
electoral franchise
right to vote, voice, right to choose
electoral procedure
process by which a candidate is elected to office
electoral race for Prime Minister
election campaign for the position of Prime Minister
electoral register
An electoral register is an official list of all the people who have the right to vote in an election. Many students are not on the electoral register. = electoral roll. e.lectoral 'roll an official list of the people who are allowed to vote in an election
electoral roll
An electoral roll is the same as an electoral register
electoral system
Method and rules of counting votes to determine the outcome of elections. Winners may be determined by a plurality, a majority (more than 50% of the vote), an extraordinary majority (a percentage of the vote greater than 50%), or unanimity. Candidates for public office may be elected directly or indirectly. Proportional representation is used in some areas to ensure a fairer distribution of legislative seats to constituencies that may be denied representation under the plurality or majority formulas. See also party system, plurality system, primary election
electorally
With regard to elections
electorally
In an electoral manner
electorally
in an electoral manner, by means of elections
electoral
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