1. elector - Noun
2. elector - Adjective
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office.
Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote.
In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor.
One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President.
Pertaining to an election or to electors.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter the passing of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010, eligible NRIs who had stayed abroad beyond six months have been enabled to vote, but only in person at the polling station where they have been enrolled as an overseas elector. Source: Internet
A key motivation behind the Edict was so the Elector could encourage the rapid repopulation, restabilising and economic recovery of his kingdom, following the ravages of the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). Source: Internet
As elector, he spent twelve summers in Hanover, where he had more direct control over government policy. Source: Internet
After the Elector of Trier had demanded that the townsmen turn a Lutheran preacher out of the town, a board made up of townsmen who were ineligible for council functions handed the council a 30-point comprehensive list of demands on 24 May. Source: Internet
Andrew C. Thompson, George II: King and Elector (2011) George III reigned 1760–1820; he was born in Britain, never visited Hanover, and spoke English as his first language. Source: Internet
An elector for West, Chuck Wilton, will also be a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Charlotte on behalf of the state of Vermont. Source: Internet