electoral votenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌlek.tər.əl ˈvəʊt//ɪˌlek.tɚ.əl ˈvoʊt/specializeda vote by a member of an electoral college (= a group of people whose job is to choose a political leader) rather than by an individual voter:
In the United States, 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election.