Elector may refer to: *

Prince-elector The prince-electors ( pl. , , ) were the members of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor. Usually, half of the electors were archbishops. From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince- ...

or elector, a member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Holy Roman Emperors * Elector, a member of an

electoral college An electoral college is a body whose task is to elect a candidate to a particular office. It is mostly used in the political context for a constitutional body that appoints the head of state or government, and sometimes the upper parliament ...

** Confederate elector, a member of the

Electoral College (Confederate States) Presidential elections were held in the Confederate States of America on November 6, 1861. The incumbent provisional president Jefferson Davis and provisional vice president Alexander H. Stephens were re-elected unopposed. These were the firs ...

, which elected the President Jefferson Davis, and Vice President Alexander H. Stephens ** U.S. presidential and vice presidential elector, a member of the

Electoral College (United States) In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years for the sole purpose of voting for the President of the United States, president and Vice President of the United States, vice p ...

, which formally chooses the president and vice president of the United States * ''Elector'', a science fiction novella by Charles Stross, incorporated into ''Accelerando'' (novel)

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