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A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: FPTP
Antonyms: none provided
A metaphor derived from horse racing, referring to the first horse to physically pass the winning post at the finish line, regardless of the distance to the runner-up.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
escrutini uninominal majoritari
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Chinese Mandarin:
簡單多數制 /简单多数制
(jiǎndān duōshùzhì)
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Chinese Mandarin:
單一選區多數決 /单一选区多数决
(dānyī xuǎnqū duōshùjué)
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Danish:
flertalsvalg i enkeltmandskredse
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Danish:
simpelt flertal
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Finnish:
pluraliteettijärjestelmä
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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French:
scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un tour
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Georgian:
მაჟორიტარული სისტემა
(mažoriṭaruli sisṭema)
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Georgian:
მაჟორიტარული საარჩევნო სისტემა
(mažoriṭaruli saarčevno sisṭema)
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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German:
Mehrheits-
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Hungarian:
egyszerű többség
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Japanese:
単純小選挙区制
(tanjunshōsenkyokusei)
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
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Romanian:
vot majoritar simplu
— voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
