释义 |
electore‧lec‧tor /ɪˈlektə $ -tər, -tɔːr/ noun [countable] - As this summary description of the system implies, every elector has two votes.
- But in the teacher contest the electors can cast as many votes as they wish.
- Elections are said to limit Parliament because they give power to electors who ignorantly demand ever more state intervention.
- However, at addresses where the number of electors had changed, the probability of any individual being selected had also changed.
- In the 1983 election, more electors thought the Conservatives had the better policies than actually voted for the party.
- None the less, class remained the most important predictor of how an elector might vote.
- Since there are 538 electors, 270 votes are necessary to win the presidency.
- The truth is that electors are not a deliberative group like representatives or senators.
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