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i-LEKT-uh-r-uh-l/ɪˈlektərəl/

Electoral means connected with elections: electoral system; electoral register; electoral fraud. Election is already in the dictionary. Electorate is the body of voters. Electric is a mix-up. Do not call a party’s internal ballot national unless it is. UK: first-past-the-post as an electoral system.

Meaning

Connected with elections.

Examples

• “The party redrew its electoral strategy after the local results.”
• “The party revised its electoral strategy after the locals.”
• “Your name must be on the electoral register to vote, which is the administrative sense.”

Good to know

electoral system / register / commission. Noun: election. Voters as a body: electorate. Mix-up: electric.

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