elector

elector
elec·tor n
1: a person who is qualified to vote
2: a member of the electoral college in the U.S.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

elector
n.
(1) Someone who has the right to vote in elections.
(2) A member of the electoral college.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


elector
n. A member of the electoral college; the maker of an election; a voter eligible to vote in an election.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


elector
A voter who has fulfilled the qualifications imposed by law; a constituent; a selector of a public officer; a person who has the right to cast a ballot for the approval or rejection of a political proposal or question, such as the issuance of bonds by a state or municipality to finance public works projects.
A member of the electoral college—an association of voters elected by the populace of each state and the District of Columbia—which convenes every four years to select the president and vice president of the United States.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


elector
A voter who has fulfilled the qualifications imposed by law; a constituent; a selector of a public officer; a person who has the right to cast a ballot for the approval or rejection of a political proposal or question, such as the issuance of bonds by a state or municipality to finance public works projects.
 
A member of the electoral college—an association of voters elected by the populace of each state and the District of Columbia—which convenes every four years to select the president and vice president of the United States.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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