"faithless elector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: faithless electors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} faithless elector (plural faithless electors)
  1. (US politics) 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. Wikipedia link: faithless elector Tags: US Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-faithless_elector-en-noun-QwSQjo6Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

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