'Elector' definitions:
Definition of 'elector'
(from WordNet)
noun
A citizen who has a legal right to vote [syn: voter, elector]
noun
Any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Definition of 'Elector'
From: GCIDE
- Elector \E*lect"or\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectoral.] Pertaining to an election or to electors. [1913 Webster]
- In favor of the electoral and other princes. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Electoral college, the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes given, in the United States, to the body of electors chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice President. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Elector'
From: GCIDE
- Elector \E*lect"or\, n. [L., fr. eligere: cf. F. ['e]lecteur.]
- 1. One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President. [1913 Webster]