elector UK /ɪˈlɛktə/US /ɪˈlɛktɚ/ noun3 •A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.In the course of not many years must the electours of one place grapple in the waves for their town, and at present a septennial consequence is given to a heap of ruins. — 1793 •(UK, Commonwealth) A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.I Think this Letter, which was sent to me by my Electors, worth printing, because as it has convinced me, it may convince others. — 1701 •A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States. formselectors
Elector noun1 •(historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector.In one of the conflicts, the [Holy Roman] emperor himself was put to flight, and very near being made prisoner by the elector of Saxony. — 1788 formsElectors
