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
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On December 14, 2024, the Electoral College confirmed Biden's reelection.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Joseph Kelly serves on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and was Secretary for the 2020 Massachusetts members of the Electoral College.
—Joseph Kelly, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Trump won the popular vote and the Electoral College to secure the White House for a second, nonconsecutive term.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 July 2025
That image, and Hawley’s subsequent refusal to certify the results of the Electoral College, would permanently tarnish his reputation, many observers thought at the time.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Joseph Kelly serves on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and was Secretary for the 2020 Massachusetts members of the Electoral College.
—Joseph Kelly, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Trump won the popular vote and the Electoral College to secure the White House for a second, nonconsecutive term.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 July 2025
That image, and Hawley’s subsequent refusal to certify the results of the Electoral College, would permanently tarnish his reputation, many observers thought at the time.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
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“The Electoral College.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Electoral%20College. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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