What does electoral mean?
Electoral means Relating to or composed of electors..
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/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/ · adjective
Relating to or composed of electors..
Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.
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Electoral means Relating to or composed of electors..
Common synonyms include electorial, elected, elective.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.
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