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electable

adjective

elect·​able i-ˈlek-tə-bəl How to pronounce electable (audio)
: capable of being elected (as to public office)
electability noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At the debate, Klarides’ central argument was that Lumaj (and Levy) may be more conservative, but are not electable in a state that last elected a Republican senator in 1982. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, the other party's primary has devolved into a knife fight between A, the electable moderate, and B, the fire-breathing extremist. Grayson Quay, The Week, 21 July 2022 Doughty, too, has leaned into promises to make Massachusetts a more affordable place for businesses and residents, framing himself as more electable than the conservative Diehl. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022 Fifth, the other candidates whom Mr. Opelka lists would all be more electable and superior performers. WSJ, 4 July 2022 Arguing that Perdue is the more electable candidate in the fall, Trump raised the specter to low Republican turnout if Kemp is nominated. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 Once there was a gubernatorial candidate in California who was widely considered too inexperienced and extreme — on the size and role of government, racial issues, foreign policy — to ever be electable. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 Mastriano is leading the nine-person field of Republican candidates, with party officials and conservatives believing that votes for more electable establishment candidates are too splintered to head off his consolidation of far-right voters. Marc Levy, ajc, 14 May 2022 All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electable was in 1879

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