elector

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktə/
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• General-American: /ɪˈlɛktɚ/
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• General-American: /iˈlɛktɚ/
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• General-American: /əˈlɛktɚ/
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• General-American, uncommon: /əˈlɛktɔɹ/
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• Australian: /ɪˈlektə/
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• Australian: /əˈlektə/
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• rhymes with -ɛktə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: IH0 L EH1 K T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equivalent to elect + -or. Ēligere is the present active infinitive of ēligō (“to extract, pluck or root out; (figurative) to choose, elect, pick out”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + legō (“to appoint, choose, select”) (from Proto-Italic *legō (“to gather, collect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)).

162 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: zgjedhës — person eligible to vote in an election
• Arabic: نَاخِب (nāḵib) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Arabic: نَاخِبَة (nāḵiba) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Armenian: ընտրող (əntroġ) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Azerbaijani: seçici — person eligible to vote in an election
• Basque: hautesle — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: вы́баршчык (výbarščyk) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: вы́баршчыца (výbarščyca) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: выбiра́льнiк (vybirálʹnik) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: выбiра́льнiца (vybirálʹnica) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: вы́барнік (výbarnik) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Belarusian: вы́барніца (výbarnica) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Bulgarian: избира́тел (izbirátel) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Bulgarian: избира́телка (izbirátelka) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Catalan: elector — person eligible to vote in an election
• Catalan: electora — person eligible to vote in an election
• Chinese Mandarin: 選舉人 /选举人 (xuǎnjǔrén) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Czech: volič — person eligible to vote in an election
• Czech: volička — person eligible to vote in an election
• Danish: vælger — person eligible to vote in an election
• Dutch: kiezer — person eligible to vote in an election
• Estonian: valija — person eligible to vote in an election
• Finnish: äänioikeutettu — person eligible to vote in an election
• Finnish: äänestäjä — person eligible to vote in an election
• French: électeur m votard — person eligible to vote in an election
• French: votant — person eligible to vote in an election
• Georgian: ამომრჩეველი (amomrčeveli) — person eligible to vote in an election
• German: Stimmbürger — person eligible to vote in an election
• German: Urnengänger — person eligible to vote in an election
• German: Wahlberechtigter — person eligible to vote in an election
• German: Wähler — person eligible to vote in an election
• Greek: ψηφοφόρος (psifofóros) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Hebrew: בּוֹחֵר (bokher) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Hindi: निर्वाचक (nirvācak) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Hungarian: választó — person eligible to vote in an election
• Indonesian: pemilih — person eligible to vote in an election
• Italian: elettore — person eligible to vote in an election
• Japanese: 選挙人 (senkyonin) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Kazakh: сайлаушы (sailauşy) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Korean: 선거인 (seon'geoin) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Kyrgyz: шайлоочу (şayloocu) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Latvian: vēlētājs — person eligible to vote in an election
• Latvian: vēlētāja — person eligible to vote in an election
• Lithuanian: rinkėjas — person eligible to vote in an election
• Macedonian: избирач (izbirač) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Macedonian: избирачка (izbiračka) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Malay: pengundi — person eligible to vote in an election
• Manx: reihder — person eligible to vote in an election
• Māori: kaipōti — person eligible to vote in an election
• Mongolian: сонгогч (songogč) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Mongolian: ᠰᠣᠩᠭᠤᠭᠴᠢ (songɣuɣči) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Norman: êlecteu — person eligible to vote in an election
• Norwegian Bokmål: velger — person eligible to vote in an election
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veljar — person eligible to vote in an election
• Persian: رأیدهنده (ra'y-dahande) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Polish: wyborca — person eligible to vote in an election
• Polish: wyborczyni — person eligible to vote in an election
• Polish: elektor — person eligible to vote in an election
• Portuguese: eleitor — person eligible to vote in an election
• Romanian: alegător — person eligible to vote in an election
• Romanian: alegătoare — person eligible to vote in an election
• Russian: избира́тель (izbirátelʹ) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Russian: избира́тельница (izbirátelʹnica) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Russian: вы́борщик (výborščik) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Russian: вы́борщица (výborščica) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Serbo-Croatian: бѝра̄ч — person eligible to vote in an election
• Serbo-Croatian: бира̀чица — person eligible to vote in an election
• Serbo-Croatian: bìrāč — person eligible to vote in an election
• Serbo-Croatian: biràčica — person eligible to vote in an election
• Sicilian: eletturi — person eligible to vote in an election
• Slovak: volič — person eligible to vote in an election
• Slovak: volička — person eligible to vote in an election
• Slovene: volivec — person eligible to vote in an election
• Slovene: volivka — person eligible to vote in an election
• Spanish: elector — person eligible to vote in an election
• Spanish: votante — person eligible to vote in an election
• Swedish: väljare — person eligible to vote in an election
• Tajik: интихобкунанда (intixobkunanda) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Turkish: seçmen — person eligible to vote in an election
• Turkish: saylavcı — person eligible to vote in an election
• Turkmen: saýlaýjy — person eligible to vote in an election
• Turkmen: saýlawçy — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: ви́борець (výborecʹ) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: ви́борниця (výbornycja) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: обира́льник (obyrálʹnyk) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: обира́льниця (obyrálʹnycja) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: вибірни́к (vybirnýk) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Ukrainian: вибірни́ця (vybirnýcja) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Uyghur: سايلىغۇچى (saylighuchi) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Uzbek: saylovchi — person eligible to vote in an election
• Vietnamese: cử tri — person eligible to vote in an election
• Walloon: vôteu — person eligible to vote in an election
• Yiddish: וויילער (veyler) — person eligible to vote in an election
• Dutch: kiezer — person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament
• Finnish: valitsija — person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament
• Finnish: äänestäjä — person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament
• Finnish: äänioikeutettu — person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament
• Armenian: ընտրիչ (əntričʻ) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Czech: volitel — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Danish: valgmand — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Dutch: kiesman — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Dutch: kiesmens — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Finnish: valitsijamies — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• French: grand électeur — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• German: Elektor — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• German: Elektorin — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• German: Wahlmann — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• German: Wahlfrau — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Greek: εκλέκτορας (ekléktoras) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Greek: εκλέκτορες (ekléktores) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Greek: εκλεκτόρισσα (eklektórissa) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Greek: εκλεκτόρισσες (eklektórisses) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Manx: reihder — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Bokmål: elektor — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Bokmål: valgmann — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Bokmål: valgkvinne — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Nynorsk: elektor — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Nynorsk: valmann — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Norwegian Nynorsk: valkvinne — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Polish: elektor — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Russian: вы́борщик (výborščik) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Russian: вы́борщица (výborščica) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Spanish: compromisario — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Turkish: seçici — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Turkish: seçiciler — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Ukrainian: ви́борник (výbornyk) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Ukrainian: ви́борниця (výbornycja) — member of an electoral college; official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States
• Afrikaans: keurvors — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Belarusian: курфю́рст (kurfjúrst) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Bulgarian: курфю́рст (kurfjúrst) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Chinese Mandarin: 選帝侯 /选帝侯 (xuǎndìhóu) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Czech: kurfiřt — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Danish: kurfyrste — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Dutch: keurvorst — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Esperanto: princo-elektisto — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Estonian: kuurvürst — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Faroese: kjørfúrsti — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Finnish: vaaliruhtinas — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• French: prince-électeur — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• German: Kurfürst — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Greek: ελέκτορας (eléktoras) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Hungarian: választófejedelem — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Icelandic: kjörfursti — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Italian: principe elettore — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Japanese: 選帝侯 (senteikō) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Korean: 선제후 (seonjehu) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Latin: princeps elector imperii — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Latin: princeps elector — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Latin: elector — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Lithuanian: kurfiurstas — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Norwegian Bokmål: kurfyrste — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kurfyrste — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Polish: elektor — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Portuguese: príncipe-eleitor — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Portuguese: príncipe eleitor — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Russian: курфю́рст (kurfjúrst) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Slovak: kurfirst — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Swedish: kurfurste — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Ukrainian: курфю́рст (kurfjúrst) — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Vietnamese: tuyển đế hầu — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Volapük: davälaplin — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• Volapük: davälahiplin — German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire