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electoral college — elec·tor·al college n often cap E&C: a body of electors; specif: the body of electors chosen from each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S. ◇ Under Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, each state chooses electors … Law dictionary
electoral college — ► NOUN 1) a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group. 2) (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the President and Vice President … English terms dictionary
electoral college — ☆ electoral college n. [E C ] an assembly elected by the voters to perform the formal duty of electing the president and the vice president of the United States: the electors of each state, equal in number to its members in Congress, are expected … English World dictionary
electoral college — (often caps.) a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * Constitutionally mandated process for electing the U.S. president and vice president. Each state… … Universalium
Electoral college — An electoral college is a set of many electors who are empowered to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these electors represent different organizations or entities, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number… … Wikipedia
Electoral College — Verteilung der Wahlmänner in den Präsidentschaftswahlen 2012 bis 2020 Als Electoral College (deutsch: Wahlmännerkollegium) wird in den Vereinigten Staaten das Gremium bezeichnet, das alle vier Jahre den Präsidenten und den Vizepräsidenten wählt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
electoral college — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms electoral college : singular electoral college plural electoral colleges a small group of people who have the responsibility of electing someone to an important position • the Electoral College … English dictionary
electoral college — An indirect electoral mechanism, by which a body is charged with the task of filling a vacancy for a party or public office. Members of the college are usually chosen to represent the differing sections of a wider constituency; they may… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
electoral college — N SING: the N The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections. The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice president. [AM] … English dictionary
Electoral college — Elector E*lect or, a. [Cf. F. [ e]lectoral.] Pertaining to an election or to electors. [1913 Webster] In favor of the electoral and other princes. Burke. [1913 Webster] {Electoral college}, the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
electoral college — e.lectoral college n the Electoral College a group of people chosen by the votes of the people in each US state, who come together to elect the President, or a similar group in other countries … Dictionary of contemporary English
