electoral college

noun

/ɪˌlektərəl ˈkɒlɪdʒ/

/ɪˌlektərəl ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

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the Electoral College
(in the US) a group of people who come together to elect the President and Vice-President, based on the votes of people in each state总统选举团（在美国由各州选民投票推选组成，集中在一起选举总统和副总统）
- Each of the fifty states casts electoral college votes equal to the number of its delegates in Congress.五十个州中的每一个州都投与其在国会中的代表人数相等的选举团票。
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CulturePeople do not vote directly for the President and Vice-President. In each state, they vote for ' electors', who then vote for a particular candidate. All the electoral votes of a state go to one candidate. It is therefore possible for the President to be elected without getting a majority of the US people's votes. Many Americans think that the system is old-fashioned and should be changed.
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(British English) a group of people who are chosen to represent the members of a political party, etc. in the election of a leader领袖选举团（经推选组成，代表政党党员选举领导人）