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electoral college

The electoral college is an assembly, equal in members to the number of Congressional members, that casts the votes for the President and Vice President of the United States reflecting the popular votes of the state which each assembly member represents. (noun)

An example of the electoral college is the group of people who cast the final votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

See electoral college in Webster's New World College Dictionary

☆ 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 to cast their votes for the candidates selected by the popular vote in their state

See electoral college in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭ-lĕkˈtər-əl)

noun

A body of electors chosen to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

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