electoral college
nounDefinition of electoral college
: a body of electors
especially
: one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S.
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In 2016, Trump collected 304 electoral college votes to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 227. — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Democratic super PAC targets Trump in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida," 23 July 2019 The poll looked at the overall vote, not the electoral college breakdown. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, "Donald Trump would lose presidency if election was held today, poll says," 28 Aug. 2019 The New York Times said the electoral college could deliver another Trump victory. — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: HBO's 'Years and Years' Is Unsettling, But Needs to Be Seen," 31 July 2019 The electoral college is a disaster for our country. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: Ilhan Omar’s obvious dislike for this country," 25 July 2019 Cecil said if the race were held today, his group projects that the Democratic nominee would defeat Trump in the electoral college by 278 to 260. — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Democratic super PAC targets Trump in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida," 23 July 2019 What matters for the outcome is Trump’s ability to hold onto his majority in the electoral college. — David Lauter, latimes.com, "Even as its kickoff, Trump's reelection campaign aims to win without a majority," 20 June 2019 Bush’s 537-vote margin in Florida sealed his victory in the electoral college, even though Democrat Al Gore won the nationwide popular vote by 543,000 votes. — Los Angeles Times, "John Paul Stevens, retired Supreme Court justice, dead at 99," 16 July 2019 That, in turn, would lower the states’ representation in Congress and the electoral college and their share of $800 billion in federal funds distributed on the basis of population. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Trump drops census citizenship question, will draw data from federal agencies," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electoral college.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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