noun · rare

electoral college

electoral college · electoral colleges

коллегия выборщиков

Wahlkollegium, Wahlmännerkollegium

A body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office, such as the Holy…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.

» The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy.

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Meaning

1 senses

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.
Wahlmännerkollegium, Wahlkollegium
колле́гия вы́борщиковkollégija výborščikov
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president

Examples

2 sentences

The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy.
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The Electoral College's vote formalized the undemocratic installment of the forty-fifth President of the United States.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office:

Forms

plural: electoral colleges

Singular	electoral college
Plural	electoral colleges

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