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faithless elector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
faith-less -elec-tor
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

faithless electors (plural)

Questions

What does faithless elector mean?
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.

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