ELECTOR

n. voter, constituent, one who may elect

An elector can be anyone who has a vote in an election:The prince-electors of the "Holy Roman Empire of German Nation", were the highest college in the Imperial diet, of originally seven (eight since 1648, later more) Electors (often thus shortened; Kurfürsten in German), both lay princes and Prince-archbishops, who had the exclusive right to elect the king or future Holy Roman Emperor.Specifically in the United States, electors are delegates who have the right to vote in the U.S. Electoral College for the President of the United States, see US Presidential Electors. A similar system has been used to elect the president in other countries too, e.g. in Finland until 1988.Generally, any voter can be called an elector; collectively such electors may comprise an electorate. The term "voter" to represent the general voting public is commonly used in American English, whereas the term "elector" is commonly used in Australian English.The title of a science fiction novella written by Charles Stross that appeared in the September 2004 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. It was one of a series of shorter works that were combined to form Stross's 2005 novel Accelerando. The original story can be found online here [1], and the novel here[2].
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Noun
1. any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
(hypernym) prince
(hyponym) Frederick William, the Great Elector

Noun
1. a citizen who has a legal right to vote
(synonym) voter
(hypernym) citizen
(hyponym) constituent
(member-holonym) electorate
(derivation) elect

n. elector, voter, constituent

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President.
  

(n.)
In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor.
  

(n.)
Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to an election or to electors.