In France: the second ballot, to decide between the two candidates who have come nearest to obtaining the majority. Also, in extended use: a similar…
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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 > [noun] > second ballot (3) ballotage1869 In France: the second ballot, to decide between the two candidates who have come nearest to obtaining the majority. Also, in extended use: a similar… run-off1902 spec. (chiefly U.S.) an election held to decide the issue between the candidates (usually two) who gained the largest number of votes in a… second ballot1910 a deciding ballot taken between the candidate who won a previous ballot without securing an absolute majority and the candidate with the next… |
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