英语词汇“supermajority”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

supermajority n.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəməˌdʒɒrᵻti/

/ˈsjuːpəməˌdʒɒrᵻti/

U.S.

/ˈsupərməˌdʒɔrədi/

originally North American a specified proportion of votes in excess of a simple majority, required by a legislature or other body to pass certain types of measures; a majority of members sufficient to provide this proportion of votes.In the U.S. Congress, a two-thirds majority is required for various actions, including overriding a presidential veto, and a three-fifths majority to pass a cloture motion to end a filibuster in the Senate.

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1915 Manitoba Free Press 2 Apr. 9/2 The Roblin Government kept its super-majority on the Public Accounts Committee working under such heavy pressure.

1972 Harvard Law Rev. 85 1624 The uselessness of requiring presidential approval when the amendment had already been proposed by a supermajority of Congress sufficient to override a presidential veto.

1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating viii. 37 In setting up the articles, incorporators may specify procedures for voting, such as a supermajority for the adoption of important measures.

2009 R. W. Merry Country of Vast Designs iii. 56 Anti-Van Buren members of the House Democratic caucus sought to thwart the New Yorker's followers by imposing a two-thirds rule for selecting various House officers. The Van Buren men readily accepted the supermajority rule.

2010 M. N. Green Speaker of House vii. 219 Unless his party controls a supermajority of seats, the leader must contend with the considerable power of the minority to hinder or obstruct legislation.

单词	supermajority
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