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electoral college en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office, such as the Holy Roman Emperor or the President of the United States.
   • In Hong Kong, proponents for universal suffrage criticize that the current electoral college responsible for electing the Chief Executive is undemocratic and unrepresentative in nature.
   • [I]f the reigning president pleases his masters, he need be under no apprehensions of being turned out for any severities used to the people, for though the congress may not have influence enough to procure him the majority of the votes of the electoral college, yet they will always be able to prevent any other from having such a majority 1788, "Aristocrotis", The Government of Nature Delineated; Or An Exact Picture of the New Federal Constitution, Carlisle, PA:
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Electoral College.
   alt of Electoral College

Forms

Relateds

electoral vote

Translations (21)

es colegio electoral (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · ka ამომრჩეველთა კოლეგია (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · gl colexio electoral (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · pl kolegium elektorów (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · hu elektori/elnökválasztó testület/kollégium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · is kjörmannaráð (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · da valgmandskollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · de Wahlmännerkollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · cmn 選舉人團 /选举人团 (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · nl kiescollege (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · ca col·legi electoral (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · da valgkollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · nb valgkollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · fi valitsijamiehistö (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · vi đại cử tri đoàn (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · fr collège électoral (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · ru колле́гия вы́борщиков (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · de Wahlkollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · ka საარჩევნო კოლეგია (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · nn valkollegium (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office) · ast colexu eleutoral (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office)