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Great Elector, the: see Frederick William.
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An elector can be anyone who has a vote in an election.
- The prince-electors (Kurfürsten) of the Holy Roman Empire were the highest college in the Imperial diet. They chose the Holy Roman Emperor.
- In the United States, "electors" are members of the Electoral College who choose the President of the United States. A similar system has been used to elect the president in other countries, such as 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 used in Australian English and in the Constitution of Australia to refer to the same group.
- Elector, a science fiction novella by Charles Stross, later incorporated into his 2005 novel Accelerando.
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