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votable

votable

5.8
Able to be chosen by vote as a candidate
  • adjective
  • /ˈvoʊtəbl/
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  • Only officially nominated candidates are votable in the upcoming student council election.

Examples

  • If a candidate misses the deadline, they are not votable in this election cycle.

  • The committee reviewed which proposals were votable at the annual meeting.

  • The committee presented a votable list of candidates.

  • Is this proposal votable in the next meeting?

  • In the upcoming election, only candidates who are votable will appear on the ballot.

  • The committee reviewed the list of votable candidates for the next board position.

  • To be considered votable, a proposal must meet specific eligibility criteria set by the organization.

Synonyms

electable
vsvotable
  • Formal
1 4.6

Allowed by law to be chosen for a public office

covers any candidate, officer, or selectable option beyond public office

Surface Forms

votable positive

Morphology

votable = vote (transparent) = vote + able

Clear derivation from the verb 'vote' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able', yielding 'able to be voted (for/on)'.

Etymology

Votable comes from vote, which comes from the Latin votum meaning 'a wish'. A vote was originally a way to show your wish for a person, so votable describes someone who 'can be' chosen by a vote.