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- (politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
- 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.
1787 September 17, “”, in The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, archived from the original on 1 January 2020, Article I, section 2:The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
1787 September 17, “”, in The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, archived from the original on 1 January 2020, Article II, section 1:The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows / Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.