electoral

[US]/ɪˈlektərəl/
[UK]/ɪˈlektərəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to elections or electors.

Phrases & Collocations

electoral college

electoral system

electoral law

electoral commission

electoral roll

electoral register

Example Sentences

the electoral arrangements must be acceptable to the people.

our first-past-the-post electoral system.

Indonesia's electoral system is impenetrably complex.

detecting the unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail

the largest electoral success for the far Right since the war.

impounding disputed electoral ballots.

a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment.

The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.

It is difficult to reach a consensus about electoral reform.

the new electoral system gives minority parties a voice.

Japan’s electoral system of multi-member constituencies

the political organization he worked for was licking its wounds after electoral defeat.

Reports say Ambassador Galbraith has sided with the Canadian chairman of the Electoral Complaints Commission, Grant Kippen, to take a hard line and toss out all tainted ballots.

Real-world Examples

Well, official results from the Electoral Commission won't be revealed until next month.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

It said there was evidence of electoral fraud.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2021

But it's the electoral vote that counts.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

Trump has repeated allegations about widespread electoral fraud.

Source: CRI Online December 2020 Collection

It really come into prominence as a new electoral force to be reckoned with.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

So Texas has 38 electoral votes.

Source: Vox opinion

That brings Mr. Trump's electoral vote total to 306.

Source: CNN Selects December 2016 Collection

This election, Virginia, with 13 electoral votes is a tossup.

Source: NPR News November 2012 Compilation

So the electoral commission has got to get itself sorted out.

Source: NPR News February 2019 Compilation

We have no doubt that the electoral process was flawed.

Source: BBC Listening May 2018 Compilation

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