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faithless elector

faithless elector noun: a delegate selected to participate in an electoral college and assigned to a particular candidate who votes for a different candidate, usually to protest the already-determined outcome of the vote.

Noun

faithless elector (plural faithless electors)

  1. (US) A delegate selected to participate in an electoral college and assigned to a particular candidate who votes for a different candidate, usually to protest the already-determined outcome of the vote.

Forms of faithless elector

pluralfaithless electors

Questions about faithless elector

What does faithless elector mean?
Faithless elector means a delegate selected to participate in an electoral college and assigned to a particular candidate who votes for a different candidate, usually to protest the already-determined outcome of the vote.
What part of speech is faithless elector?
Faithless elector is a noun.
What is the plural of faithless elector?
The plural of faithless elector is faithless electors.

Words near faithless elector in the dictionary

  1. faithing
  2. faithism
  3. faithist
  4. faithists
  5. faithless
  6. faithless elector
  7. faithless electors
  8. faithlessly
  9. faithlessness
  10. faithlessnesses
  11. faithly

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