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elettore

Elettore is the Italian noun for a person who has the right to vote in an election. In everyday use, it designates an individual voter; collectively, the term also denotes the electorate, i.e., all persons eligible to vote in a given election (elettorato). The plural form is elettori, and the adjectival form is elettorale.

The word derives from Latin elector, from eligere, meaning to choose, referring to one who chooses or

In modern Italian, elettore refers to citizens who participate in elections and have the right to vote,

Historically, in political systems with an electoral college or similar institutions, the term elettore has described

See also: elettorato, elezione, voto, cittadinanza.

is
chosen.
In
Italian,
the
term
has
been
in
use
since
the
development
of
the
language
to
denote
those
who
participate
in
elections.
subject
to
legal
qualifications
such
as
age
and
citizenship
that
vary
by
country.
The
term
is
used
in
official
language,
media,
and
civic
discourse
to
describe
voters
and
the
broader
electorate.
members
of
the
body
that
elects
a
head
of
state
or
government.
In
those
contexts,
elettori
are
the
electors
rather
than
ordinary
voters,
though
in
contemporary
Italian
discussion
the
generic
term
tends
to
denote
ordinary
voters.