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MIEMBRO COLEGIO ELECTORAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elector
1, record 1, English, elector
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- presidential elector 2, record 1, English, presidential%20elector
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of the electoral college ... that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. [United States]. 3, record 1, English, - elector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Election Day [is] when voters in each state will select their presidential electors. The names of electors are not on the ballot in most states. Rather, when a voter casts a vote for a presidential candidate, s/he is also casting a vote for the electors already selected by the party of that candidate. 4, record 1, English, - elector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grand électeur
1, record 1, French, grand%20%C3%A9lecteur
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aux États-Unis, il n'y a pas de suffrage universel direct. Les Américains votent plutôt pour des grands électeurs, qui forment le collège électoral et élisent le président. Le collège électoral se compose de 538 personnes qui se réunissent […] dans la capitale de leur État pour choisir le président et le vice-président. 2, record 1, French, - grand%20%C3%A9lecteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compromisario del colegio electoral
1, record 1, Spanish, compromisario%20del%20colegio%20electoral
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- miembro del colegio electoral 1, record 1, Spanish, miembro%20del%20colegio%20electoral
correct, common gender, United States
- elector 1, record 1, Spanish, elector
avoid, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los 538 miembros del órgano que designa al presidente [y vicepresidente] de los Estados Unidos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - compromisario%20del%20colegio%20electoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
elector: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda evitar el uso de "elector" porque supone un cierto riesgo de ambigüedad, ya que en el español general este término suele aplicarse a todos los ciudadanos que pueden participar en unas elecciones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - compromisario%20del%20colegio%20electoral
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