- (in the United States) a group of individuals formed anew for each general election with the express function of electing the president and vice president: made up of a proportional number of members from each state, chosen by each state’s voters from the respective slates selected by that state’s political parties and usually expected to cast their vote in favor of the candidate who won the majority in their state or district.
- a group of individuals whose function is to elect one or more leaders of government, as in Estonia, Nepal, and some other countries.
- a body of electors chosen by the voters who formally elect the president and vice president
- any body of electors with similar functions
