electoral college

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If states adding up to a majority of electors sign on, the Electoral College will become history.
如果擁有總統(tǒng)選舉權(quán)的多數(shù)人都加入這個(gè)行列，總統(tǒng)選舉團(tuán)將成為歷史。
For weeks everyone had known the election would be close, with many commentators saying that Gore might lose the popular vote but still win the electoral college.
幾個(gè)星期以來，每個(gè)人都知道總統(tǒng)大選的結(jié)果將會(huì)很接近，很多評(píng)論員說，戈?duì)柨赡茉诿癖娡镀鄙蠒?huì)失敗，但仍舊會(huì)贏得總統(tǒng)選舉團(tuán)的投票。
The loss of a congressional seat also means the loss of a vote in the electoral college, which decides presidential elections.
國會(huì)議席的減少也意味著總統(tǒng)選舉團(tuán)的票數(shù)減少，而這決定著總統(tǒng)大選。

And it can elect the president in the case of an equal number of votes in the electoral college.
But he got a majority of votes in the electoral college.

But all this anti-Electoral College agitation avoids the fundamental question: Should we keep the Electoral College?
FORBES: Magazine Article
When presidential elections are close, the Electoral College is a clear way to determine the winner.
FORBES: Fact and Comment

The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections. The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice president.