electability
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6.9
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛktəˈbɪlɪti/
- Social conservatives do know that electability is important.
- electability argument
- electability question
- issue of electability
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- Simply asking what's the relation between campaign spending and electability?
Examples
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Standard convention practice was that party leaders would name the persons they believed provided the best combination of presidential capability and electability.
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I questioned the electability of one GOP candidate.
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But count me among those who say that, in terms of electability, he missed an opportunity.
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If the answer is no, then work for that candidate and let someone else worry about electability.
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Like it or not, a hole the size of Texas has just been blown in his electability argument.
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All of you who talk about the electability of John McCain better think again.
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I think Paul concluded that this affected his electability, but I don't necessarily agree with that.
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I'm not participating in the electability argument in general because it's not my prime motivation in supporting Obama.
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Without the pressure of electability, US presidents proverbially get more adventurous in the second term, but the to-do list is nevertheless daunting.
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Political analysts often debate the candidates' electability in the upcoming election.
How Likely
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Electability comes from elect meaning 'to choose' and the ending -ability meaning 'the quality of being able'. So, electability is the 'ability to be chosen', which is why it describes how likely someone is to win an election.