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electoral college

Also known as the Electorate. A very complex way of electing the President of the United States that is mandated in the Constitution. Each state is given a number of electors or electoral votes by population—California 54 and Wyoming 3—equal to the number of electors it has in the Congress. On election day Americans actually vote for an elector to cast their vote rather than voting for the President himself, despite what the ballot says. Most states have a “winner take all” system that gives all of its electoral votes to the candidate with the most votes. However, some states have no law, and the electors may vote for the candidate they wish or their electoral votes will be awarded based on the popular vote. Six weeks after the general election and the popular vote, the chosen electors travel to their state capital to cast their vote for President; these are the actual votes cast for the President. The candidate with at least 270 electoral votes (one more vote than 50% of the total electoral votes) is the winner. The electoral college and not the popular vote, is what actually elects the President. This system was put in place by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution but resulted in two candidates—one being George W. Bush in 2000—being elected after losing the popular vote. The electoral college has come under fire a few times (usually by liberals who don’t like the Constitution), but works in general. The last time was in 2000 after George W. Bush defeated Vice President Al Gore. The system isn’t perfect but ideal in a Representative Republic like the United States. Changing it would require a Constitutional Amendment by the Congress and a majority of the fifty states.
The electoral college is the process by which we elect the President of the United States.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com October 13, 2008
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Electoral College

A group of people who represent states, and are the ones that do the actual voting. It's also the reason why Trump got elected, despite the fact that more people voted for Hillary. The electoral college is why your vote probably doesn't matter. (still vote though it's good for you)
The electoral college is the worst and it makes me want to cry.
by lil.wayne March 9, 2019
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Bull shit idea that makes it so the person who won the popular vot, usually doesn't become president.
Hey Gore won the popular vote! But we're still stuck with Bush!
by Sam April 4, 2005
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eclectronica

Word formed by blending the words "eclectic" and "electronica".
A genre of music characterized by trippy electronic sounds, loops and spoken words that may sound chaotic and unpleasant at first but then strangely addicting.
Examples of "eclectronica" include MC Honky, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, the Propellerheads and the Pizzicato Five.
Jane: Hey, did you hear the new Propellerheads CD? It's called Decksandrumsandrockandroll. I love eclectronica. It's, like, an obsession. God, I'm so weird.
Tom: Yes. Yes you are.
by bamboo:chicken January 2, 2006
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Electoral College

The most undemocratic part of the election process in the U.S.
While many voting enthusiasts try to convince America that their vote DOES matter, the 2008 election is proof that your vote doesn't count for shit. While the popular vote was only 7 percent apart, the electoral vote was 35 percent apart; proof positive that the electoral college anally reamed America and the whole concept of Democracy.
Worker #1:"You going to vote on Tuesday?"

Worker #2:"Nah. What's the point? The electoral college is gonna do whatever the hell it wants to anyway."
by IndependentForever November 2, 2009
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The worthless piece of crap system that elected our current old white rich guy.
The electoral college is the most worthless piece of shit I have ever seen in my life! Look who it elected!
by JesusIsMyDaddy January 30, 2017
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The chosen elite who *actually* get to vote for the president, while you're out pretending your vote means something.
Bob: Hey Mary, we got the same polling place, wanna go make our voices heard?
Mary: Ain't nobody gonna hear my voice with the electoral college speaking all over me.
by JillyBeane December 14, 2013
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