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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Yesterday’s congressional certification of the Electoral College results is also the anniversary of the terrible violence and chaos of four years ago, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Carrying 44 states, Reagan was elected president with 489 votes in the Electoral College and a popular vote margin of 9.7 percent.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Today’s congressional certification of the Electoral College results is also the anniversary of the terrible violence and chaos of four years ago, Jan. 6, 2021.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
For members of Congress who trudged through a snowstorm to certify President-elect Trump's victory in the Electoral College, Jan. 6, 2025 was almost bizarre in its uneventfulness.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Carrying 44 states, Reagan was elected president with 489 votes in the Electoral College and a popular vote margin of 9.7 percent.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Today’s congressional certification of the Electoral College results is also the anniversary of the terrible violence and chaos of four years ago, Jan. 6, 2021.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
For members of Congress who trudged through a snowstorm to certify President-elect Trump's victory in the Electoral College, Jan. 6, 2025 was almost bizarre in its uneventfulness.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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“The Electoral College.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Electoral%20College. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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