faithless elector

noun

plural faithless electors

: an elector who votes in the electoral college for a candidate other than the one who won the popular vote in the elector's state

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld laws across the country that remove or punish rogue Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. The decision Monday was a loss for "faithless electors," who argued that under the Constitution they have discretion to decide which candidate to support.

Nina Totenberg

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

单词	faithless elector
释义	faithless elector noun plural faithless electors : an elector who votes in the electoral college for a candidate other than the one who won the popular vote in the elector's state The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld laws across the country that remove or punish rogue Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. The decision Monday was a loss for "faithless electors," who argued that under the Constitution they have discretion to decide which candidate to support. Nina Totenberg Word History First Known Use 1928, in the meaning defined above
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