elector

/ɪˈlektə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈlektər/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈlek-tər -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)

elector — noun

  • electorsingular
  • electorsplural

1. someone who is legally allowed to vote in a public election

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who is legally allowed to vote in a public election

例句

Registered electors must show photo ID at the city hall desk.

collocation: registered elector

Gita became an elector when her name was added to the voter list.

同義詞
  • voter

    the normal everyday word; 'elector' is more formal and stresses legal voting status

  • constituent

    someone represented by a politician; a constituent may be an elector, but the focus is representation rather than voting

  • citizen

    much broader; many citizens are electors, but the word does not itself mean 'person with voting rights'

文法句型

registered elector

eligible elector

elector in + place

用法筆記

Formal and common in legal or election reporting. In everyday English, people usually say 'voter' unless the focus is on the legal right to vote.

常見錯誤

❌Every elector voted in the class meeting.
✅Every voter voted in the class meeting.
💡'elector' is mainly used for public elections, not ordinary group votes.
❌She is an elector of the school council.
✅She is a voter in the school council election.
💡this word sounds official and legal, not like everyday school voting.

2. in the US system, a person chosen by a state to take part in the Electoral Colle

2.名詞C1
釋義

in the US system, a person chosen by a state to take part in the Electoral College's formal choice of the country's top two leaders

例句

Arizona electors met in Phoenix to sign the official certificates.

US election procedure: electors meet after the election

Each elector cast one vote for president and one for vice president.

pattern: cast a vote for president / vice president

同義詞
  • Electoral College member

    the clearest explanatory phrase for this specific US role

  • presidential elector

    more explicit label used when the US presidential context needs to be stated

  • delegate

    similar in being chosen to act for others, but a delegate may represent a group in many other settings

文法句型

serve as an elector

elector for + state

electors meet to cast votes

用法筆記

Used mainly in discussion of the US presidential system. Unlike sense 1, this sense names a person selected to cast an official state vote, not an ordinary member of the public.

常見錯誤

❌Every American voter is an elector.
✅Only members of the Electoral College are electors in this sense.
💡sense 2 names a special official role, not the general public.
❌The electors counted every local vote.
✅Election workers counted every local vote, and the electors later cast the state's formal votes.
💡electors do not run the whole election process.