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選舉人團

简选举人团 · 繁選舉人團

Mandarin · pinyin Xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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选: xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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3–3–2–2 · Xuan3 ju3 ren2 tuan2

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noun

(politics) electoral college

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