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Erector vs Elector - What's the difference?

erector | elector |

As nouns the difference between erector and elector

is that erector is a person who, or a device which erects while elector is a person eligible to vote in an election.

erector

English

Alternative forms

* erectour (qualifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who, or a device which erects.
  • (anatomy) Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
  • An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
  • (astronautics) A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.

    • Derived terms

    *erector spinae

    elector

    English

    Alternative forms

    * electour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person eligible to vote in an election.
  • An official serving in an electoral college or similar assembly.
  • (historical) In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor.

    • Anagrams

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