the Electoral College

noun

: a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. based on the votes of all the people in each state

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Eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters are in favor of abolishing the Electoral College compared to 46% of Republicans. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 The big picture: Democrats have railed against the Electoral College, which has favored Republicans in recent cycles due to the disproportionate power of small states. —

Neal Rothschild, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024 In the United States, the winner of the Electoral College vote wins the presidency. —

Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 The elections of 2016 and 2020 were very close in the states that determined the Electoral College results – but still nowhere near Florida-in-2000 close. —

Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Electoral College

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