Electoral College Definition
noun
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.
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A group of electors, chosen according to the popular vote in each state, who elect the president and the vice president of the United States.
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Every state is represented by a different number of Electors, and the number each state gets is based on how many Senators and U.S. Representatives the state has. There are always exactly two Senators in each state. The number of U.S. Representatives for individual states varies, and is determined by the number of people living in the state.
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On the day of primary election, individuals cast their vote for their chosen candidate by using a ballot.
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After the ballots are cast in the popular vote, they are tabulated and the results are issued to the electors.
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pronoun
(US, politics, informal) All of the United States' electoral colleges, considered as one body.
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Alternative capitalization of electoral college..
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