| 单词 | first-past-the-post |
| 释义 | first-past-the-postadjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins. [British]first-past-the-post in British Englishnoun (modifier) of or relating to a voting system in which a candidate may be elected by a simple majority rather than an absolute majority Compare proportional representation first past the postfinishing first or achieving something first in a race or competitive situation First past the post was Kenyan athlete John Mutai, who pipped Irishman Jerry Healyby just 20 seconds. |
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