electoral vs. popular vote
[ih-lek-ter-uhl, ee-lek-tawr-uhl]
/ ɪˈlɛk tər əl, ˌi lɛkˈtɔr əl /
[pop-yuh-ler voht]
/ ˈpɒp yə lər ˈvoʊt /
noun
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the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the Electoral College.
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the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives.
