electoral
C1
adj
Freq #22176
Meanings
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1
adj
relating to or composed of electors
electoral college
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2
adj
of or relating to elections
electoral process
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3
adj
Of, or relating to elections.
Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.
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4
adj
Relating to or composed of electors.
Etymology
From elector + -al.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
electorial
Word family
Derived forms
electoralismelectoralistelectorallynonelectoralpostelectoral