the Electoral College

noun

: a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. based on the votes of all the people in each state

Examples of the Electoral College in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Think of it as losing the popular vote yet winning the Electoral College. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

After the 2020 votes were tabulated and the Electoral College cast its ballots, dozens of courts rejected election fraud claims for lack of sufficient evidence, and state officials from both parties certified the results. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

It’s used to rationalize the Electoral College because should Wyoming have as much electoral power as Illinois? — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Remember that at its creation, the House was the only element of the government elected by the people — senators by the state legislatures, the president by the Electoral College, Supreme Court justices by the president and the Senate. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

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