restricted to the day or place of voting (polling station, polling day); does not cover the full electoral system
文法句型
electoral + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly found before nouns such as system, reform, college, campaign, process, boundary, and register. In news reporting, it also frequently appears in the phrases electoral victory and electoral defeat.
常見錯誤
The country will hold an electoral next month.
The country will hold an election next month.
electoral is an adjective; election is the noun for the event itself.
They are running for electoral office.
They are running for elected office.
'electoral' describes the system/process of elections; 'elected' describes a position obtained via election.