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Electoral College

E·lec·tor·al Col·lege


noun 
Definition:
 
presidential electing body: in the United States, the formal body elected by voters to choose the president and vice president. Although U.S. voters in effect choose a president and vice president, they are formally voting for members of the Electoral College, who make the choice on their behalf.

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