n. [ L., fr. eligere: cf. F. électeur. ] 1. One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. électoral. ] Pertaining to an election or to electors. [ 1913 Webster ]
In favor of the electoral and other princes. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Electoral college, the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes given, in the United States, to the body of electors chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice President. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
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