ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Electable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Electable is an adjective meaning Able to be elected to office.

Meaning

Able to be elected to office.

More Meanings

  1. A person who is able or fit to be elected to office.

Example Sentences

So where are you supposed to find a comfortably electable, qualified candidate who won’t turn 80 while in office?
Since he entered the race more than a week ago, Joe Biden has been citing his connection with middle-class, Rust Belt voters to cast himself as the most electable Democrat in the field — a theory that seems to have gotten some traction with voters.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eligible, selectable, possible, re-electable, votable, reeligible.

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