Answer: A faithless elector is a member of the electoral college who does not vote for the candidate that they were pledged to support. In the United States, each state has a number of electors that is equal to the number of representatives they have in Congress (which is based on population) plus two senators. The electors are chosen by the political parties and pledge to vote for the candidate who wins the majority of votes in their state. However, in some cases, an elector may choose to vote for a different candidate or abstain from voting altogether, thereby breaking their pledge. These electors are referred to as faithless because they have betrayed the trust of the voters who expected them to vote according to their pledge.