symbol symÂ·bol (sÄ­m'bÉl) n. Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. A printed or written sign used to represent an operation, an element, a quantity, or a relation, as in mathematics or chemistry.
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a popular vote is an individuals single vote and determines who gets the electoral votes from a state a popular votes are not relevant to who wins an election so a candidate can get more popular votes and not win the election. popular vote is the peoples votes that are counted. An electoral vote is the states vote. * for example colorado has 9 electoral votes, however Obama had almost 2 million popular votes in that state alone. â¥tamaraâ¥ Â· 7 years ago.