electoral college
noun
variants
or Electoral College
plural electoral colleges or Electoral Colleges
: a body of electors
Voting has now closed in the parliamentary party vote, which means all three electoral colleges have finished voting.—
Hugh Linehan and Harry McGee
Hugh Linehan and Harry McGeeHe chairs the electoral college of the Culinary Institute of America's Vintners Hall of Fame …—Cy Musiker
Cy Musiker
especially,
usually Electoral College
: one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S.
If the Electoral College did end up tied, the Constitution dictates that it's the incoming Congress who breaks the stalemate, with the House of Representatives determining the president—but instead of voting as 435 individual members, each state votes as a single bloc. —Trevor Bach
Trevor Bach In the electoral college, Roosevelt buried Wilkie 449 to 82. —Mary Beth Norton et al.
Mary Beth Norton et al. Examples of electoral college in a Sentence
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Giuliani was also indicted last year by a grand jury in Georgia, where he is accused of spearheading Trump's efforts to compel state lawmakers in Georgia to ignore the will of voters and illegally appoint pro-Trump electoral college electors.
—CBS News, 18 May 2024
Two Biden leaners agreed that the electoral college system didn't reflect the will of the majority of Americans and thought that a different system would allow more people's votes to count.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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CBS News, 18 May 2024
Two Biden leaners agreed that the electoral college system didn't reflect the will of the majority of Americans and thought that a different system would allow more people's votes to count.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 May 2024
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“Electoral college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electoral%20college. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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