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- noun Plural form of
Elector .
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Examples
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Electors, which is worthy of that noble constituency, and is a very pretty piece of composition.
Reprinted Pieces 2007
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One Elector is elected for each Congressional District; the two others are called Electors at Large, and are selected from any part of the State.
Civil Government for Common Schools Henry C. Northam
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The Electors are the principal members of the Empire, and absolute Sovereigns in their own dominions.
A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses
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One collection is coming out on the Elections for Paris, another on the Paris Electors, that is, the body entrusted with the choice of deputies, who thereupon took over the municipal government of the city and made themselves permanent.
Lectures on the French Revolution John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton 1868
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To become president, you must win enough states and their Electors to reach the Magic Number of 270 (half of 538 plus one).
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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By the way, the "Electoral College" is not mentioned in the Constitution -- only "Electors."
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
Matthew Yglesias » Diverse Representation Without Gerrymandering 2010
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Here's another question that wasn't included in that survey: How many Electors are there?
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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By the way, the "Electoral College" is not mentioned in the Constitution -- only "Electors."
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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To become president, you must win enough states and their Electors to reach the Magic Number of 270 (half of 538 plus one).
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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