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electability

electability noun: the capability of a candidate to be elected.

Noun

electability (plural electabilities)

  1. The capability of a candidate to be elected.
    • That applicant, the aide said, focused on electability and appeal to voters in all 62 counties of New York, and spoke not only of retaining the seat, but of delivering votes for Mr. Paterson. “We figured that the major frame that he’s looking through in this is his own re-election in 2010,” the...2009 January 18, David M. Halbfinger, Jeremy W. Peters, “Would-Be Senators Describe Job Interview With the Governor”, in New York Times

Forms of electability

pluralelectabilities

Origin of electability

From elect + -ability.

Words formed from electability

Questions about electability

What does electability mean?
Electability means the capability of a candidate to be elected.
What part of speech is electability?
Electability is a noun.
What is the plural of electability?
The plural of electability is electabilities.

Words near electability in the dictionary

  1. elecampana
  2. elecampane
  3. elecampanes
  4. elect
  5. electabilities
  6. electability
  7. electable
  8. electables
  9. electant
  10. electants
  11. electaries

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