electoral collegenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌlek.tər.əl ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/us/ɪˌlek.tɚ.əl ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/a group of people whose job is to choose a political or religious leader
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Voters & candidates in elections
- abstain
- aye
- constituency
- constituent
- contestant
- elector
- electoral register
- floating voter
- independent
- no
- nominee
- plurality
- slate
- stalking horse
- swing voter
- ticket
- voter
- write in
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Examples from literature
- However, the disposition of Lincoln's vote gave him the electoral college.
- Should the electoral college be continued?
- The President and Vice-President are elected, through an electoral college, for a term of four years.
- The electors of all the States are called collectively the electoral college.
- These three classes then elect the members of an electoral college, who then elect the member of the house.