electoral college

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

electoral college
    n 1: the body of electors who formally elect the United States
         president and vice president

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Elector \E*lect"or\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectoral.]
   Pertaining to an election or to electors.
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         In favor of the electoral and other princes. --Burke.
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   {Electoral college}, the body of princes formerly entitled to
      elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes
      given, in the United States, to the body of electors
      chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice
      President.
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