Electoral college

The group that elects the president of the United States, based on voting in each state.



Word Structure

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Sentence Examples

Presidential elections are decided by the electoral college.

The people and electors both vote.

The candidate with the most electoral college votes wins.

Semantic Relatives

Candidate

Election

Popular Vote

President

State

Vote



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 5 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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