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Categories: Majority, Voting theory

plurality relative majority Plurality System

(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) WordNet 3.0

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(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) WordNet 3.0

(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes) Open English WordNet

A plurality vote or relative majority describes the circumstance when a party, candidate, or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast. Wikipedia

A voting requirement of more ballots cast for a proposition than for any other option Wikipedia Disambiguation

A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast. Wiktionary

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