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| elector |
one designated to elect, as a member of the U.S. electoral college. [1/2 definitions] |
| electoral vote |
the tally of the votes cast by the electors of the electoral college in a U.S. presidential election. In most states, the winner of the popular vote receives one hundred percent of that state's electoral vote; therefore, the percentage of the total electoral vote cast for each candidate may not reflect the percentage of the popular vote cast for each candidate. [2 definitions] |
| legislative district |
one of the electoral areas into which a region is divided. In each legislative district, voters elect a single person to represent the district in a larger legislative body. |
| multiparty democracy |
a system of government in which three or more major political parties participate in the electoral process. |
| popular vote |
in the U.S., the vote for a President as participated in by the voters themselves, as opposed to the vote carried out by the electoral college. [1/2 definitions] |
| precinct |
an area, as of a town or city, forming one electoral district or patrolled by one police unit. [1/4 definitions] |
| redistrict |
to change the boundary lines of (districts, esp. electoral ones). |
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