Crossword clues for electable
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
electable
1758, "qualified for election;" see elect (v.) + -able. Meaning "capable of getting enough support to win an election" is by 1962. Related: Electability.
Wiktionary
electable
a. able to be elected to office
Usage examples of "electable".
If another candidate is selected, itis all right for you to drop back to the status of a precinct worker, there to do honest work but considerably less of it, if, in your opinion, the candidate is not electable or not completely satisfactory to you.