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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 — 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
