electoral college
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
- US
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Colegio Electoral (EE. UU.)
- Along with the filibuster rule, I'd suggest dumping the electoral college as well.
- electoral college votes
- electoral college majority
- lose the electoral college
OK, we got rid of the Electoral College.
- OK, we got rid of the Electoral College.
- And so, you know when they say that Georgia has so many Electoral College votes, what that meant?
- You know, in some ways he's got an easier pass to to the to win the Electoral College than Clinton did.
- The most absurd situation will be if Trump wins the popular vote and loses the Electoral College.
- We have seen in this last election the impact of the Electoral College and what that does to the voice of the majority.
- Yesterday, when reporters asked if Trump would leave office if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden, Trump said certainly I will.
- The fact that the Electoral College continues to get it wrong.
- We're the laughingstock of the world with this Electoral College system and the Supreme Court.
- That gets you the Electoral College now.
- They know that they have this Electoral College to game.
- So is the Electoral College and the Senate based on race?
- Only Minnesota voted blue in the Electoral College.
- Me in a heartbeat, and I would then drop to my knees in thanks for the Electoral College.
Examples
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But that is largely because the electoral college has made it futile for very many candidates to run.
Academic text (2003) -
Because that is hard to do, the electoral college narrows the field of candidates considerably from what it would otherwise be.
Academic text (2003) -
We have seen in this last election the impact of the Electoral College and what that does to the voice of the majority.
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The fact that the Electoral College continues to get it wrong.
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If you look into the history and purpose of the electoral college, it is a good system.
Blog text (3) -
All five electoral college votes then swing to that party.
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The National Archives and Records Administration reports the electoral college tabulations for every presidential election.
Academic text (2018) -
If Ohio goes to Obama, he's pretty well got a lock on the electoral college.
Blog text (8) -
Would Democrats have cried foul if Kerry won the electoral college and lost the popular vote?
Blog text (1) -
In the United States, the electoral college is responsible for officially electing the president and vice president.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'electoral' (relating to elections) and 'college' (an institutional or collective body) give a partial clue that the term refers to a group involved in elections. However, the precise, culturally specific US institution — a formal body of electors who choose the president and vice‑president — is not fully predictable from the common B1 sense of 'college' (usually 'university') and therefore requires prior exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Electoral college comes from electoral, meaning about choosing, and college, an old word for a small group of people chosen to meet together. Imagine that small group giving the final votes for president, so the phrase means 'the group of people who officially choose the president'.