An American president is not chosen directly by the people. Instead, an Electoral College is used.

The electoral college plays a huge role in the election process.

在选举过程中,选举团的作用至关重要.

The Constitution of the U.S. originally provided that the president was to be indirectly elected by an electoral college.

美国宪法原先规定,总统应由选举团选举出来.

The party's electoral college consists of party members, MPs and trade unions and other affiliated bodies.

工党选举团由党员 、 议员、工会及其附属机构组成.

In the USA the Electoral College elects the president.

美国总统由总统选举团选举产生.

Electoral College Plan itself was the compromise of various interests at the constitutional convention in 1787.

总统选举人团方案本身就是各种利益妥协的结果.

Each state has as many votes in the Electoral College as it has members in Congress.

每个州选举团的票数与其在国会会员中的人数相同.

And the electoral college system ( All ballot the winner ) prevents candidates of third parties from singlevote.

“胜者得 全票 制”从选票计算方面抵消了第三党的努力.

Under normal circumstances, the Electoral College vote but routine.

一般情况下, 选举人团投票表决只是例行公事.

No, your son couldn't get into the electoral college no matter how good his marks are.

不行, 无论你儿子的成绩多好,他也进不了选举团.

B. It will be decided by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.

将由直接投票决定,而不是选举团决定.

And unfamiliarity with a new electoral system may also deter voters.

而对新的选举体系的不熟悉,也会妨碍一些选民投票.

My chief purpose is not to a change in the electoral vote of the Southern States.

我的主要目的并非要改变南方各州选举投票的方向.

Only 70% of the electorate voted in the last election.

在上次选举中，只有70%的选民参加了投票。

Yet, the electorate does not penalize politicians when they fail to deliver these services.

然而,当政治家们不能提供这种服务时, 选民们并没有惩罚他们.

The French electorate voted out the socialists.

法国大选中社会主义党人落选。

But that would happen only if party factions could compete openly before facing the electorate.

但是只有当党的各派系面对选民公开竞选,这才有可能实现.

The proposed increase in income tax proved deeply unpopular with the electorate.

增加所得税的建议令选民十分不满。

The government largely misread the mood of the electorate.

政府在很大程度上没有弄清楚全体选民的情绪。

Polling organizations sampled the electorate at intervals.

民意测验机关时时对选民进行抽样调查.

It is hardly surprising that the electorate is turning against the governing party.

选民们把矛头指向执政党,这全是意料之中.