electoral college
noun
Simple meaning
The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪˈlɛktɚəlˈkɑlɪdʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
politics
The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
US politics
All of the electoral colleges of the United States, considered as one body.
US politics
An electoral college chosen, within a state, to formally cast that state's votes for the president and vice president of the United States.
Alternative letter-case form of Electoral College.
politics
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.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
Used this way, electoral college is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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