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| absentee voting | a way citizens vote by mail when they can't get to their polling place |
| ballot | a list of candidates and proposals for citizens to vote on |
| caucus | a closed meeting of party memebers to select candidates to run in an election |
| coattails | the influence or pulling power of a popular candidate that helps other candidates of the same party win an election |
| political convention | a meeting of each of the two major political parties held every four years to formally nominate each party's candidates for president and vice president |
| dark horse | a usually little-known candidate who unexpectedly wins a party's nomination |
| delegate | a party member who takes part in that party's political convention |
| Electoral College | the group of electors from each state who assemble in their state in December after Election Day to cast their votes for president and vice president |
| landslide | a big majority of votes for one candidate |
| poll | a questioning or surveying of randomly selected persons to obtain information or opinions |
| primary | an election in a state, held before the general election |
