: a person appointed by a state in the U.S. to vote for president and vice president in the electoral college
When Americans cast their ballots, they are actually voting for a slate of electors appointed by their state's political parties who are pledged to support that party's candidate. Allyson Waller
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: any of the German princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Emperor
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Recent Examples on the WebThis year, the fake-elector scheme has become a major focus of the Justice Department inquiry.Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 This year, the fake-elector scheme has become a major focus of the Justice Department inquiry. Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 Subpoenas related to this part of the inquiry have sought information about Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Eastman as well as state officials connected to the fake-elector scheme.New York Times, 28 June 2022 The commission rejected a bid from Robert Spindell, another Republican member who became a controversial figure after posing as a fake presidential elector following the 2020 election. Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022 The emails provide new details of how a wing of the Trump campaign worked with outside lawyers and advisers to organize the elector plan and pursue a range of other options, often with little thought to their practicality. Maggie Haberman And Luke Broadwater, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 The emails provide new details of how a wing of the Trump campaign worked with outside lawyers and advisers to organize the elector plan and pursue a range of other options, often with little thought to their practicality.New York Times, 26 July 2022 In addition, the Justice Department has begun looking in to the Trump elector plan, following requests from Democratic state attorneys general from New Mexico and Michigan.Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022 The feds are also looking into Trump’s fake elector scheme and have subpoenaed several people associated with that. Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | ELECTOR + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤registered (especially BrE) 註冊選民➤presidential (especially NAmE) 總統選舉人➤Democrat, Republican民主黨/共和黨選民◇his efforts to persuade Republican presidential electors to cross party lines他勸說共和黨總統選舉人超越黨派界線的努力ELECTOR + VERB➤choose sb, vote (for sb)選民選擇某人;選民投票 ( 選舉某人 )◇Not all the registered electors actually voted.實際上並不是所有註冊選民都參加了投票。PHRASES➤the register of electors (BrE) 選民登記簿◇If your name is not on the register of electors, you will not be able to vote.如果名字不在選民登記簿上,你就無權投票。