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cleodog | 12:37 Sun 07th Apr 2019 | Crosswords
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15d person voting for German prince (7) e - e - t - r. Is this elector and if so why? Thanks in advance much appreciated.
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Double def
noun
1.
a person who has the right to vote in an election, especially one for members of a national parliament.
"close to 60 per cent of the 60,000 registered electors voted"
synonyms: voter, member of the electorate, enfranchised person, constituent, member of a constituency, selector
"each elector has one vote"
2.
HISTORICAL
a German prince entitled to take part in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor.
"the Elector of Brandenburg"
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Thanks very much Mamyalynne. Didn’t know that.
You're welcome

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