electoral vs. popular vote

electoral

[ ih-lek-ter-uhl, ee-lek-tawr-uhl ]show ipa

adjective

1. pertaining to electors or election.
2. consisting of electors.

popular vote

[ pop-yuh-ler voht ]show ipa

noun

1. the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the Electoral College.
2. the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives.