(a) (originally) a majority comprising more than half of all votes cast; an absolute majority; (b) (in later use also) a majority in which the…
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| 释义 | society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > the numerical result of voting > numbers of votes received by one candidate (4) simple majority1689 (a) (originally) a majority comprising more than half of all votes cast; an absolute majority; (b) (in later use also) a majority in which the… absolute majority1782 a majority comprising more than half of all votes cast or (rarely) more than half of the total number of registered voters; a government majority… plurality1803 Originally and chiefly U.S. The fact of having the largest share of the votes cast, when this is less than an absolute majority. qualified majority1916 a specified proportion above a simple majority, as a requirement for ratification in a voting system; spec. (in the Council of Ministers in the… |
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