English noun: elector | |||
1. | elector (person) a citizen who has a legal right to vote | ||
Synonyms | voter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | citizen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | constituent, crossover, crossover voter, floater, floating voter, swing voter | ||
Member meronym | electorate | ||
2. | Elector (person) any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prince | ||
Instance hyponym | Frederick William, Great Elector | ||