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single transferable vote

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: enkelvoudige overdraagbare stem — voting system
  • Finnish: siirtoäänivaalitapa — voting system
  • French: scrutin à vote unique transférable — voting system
  • German: übertragbare Einzelstimmgebung — voting system
  • Irish: aonghuth inaistrithe — voting system
  • Italian: voto singolo trasferibile — voting system
  • Japanese: 単記移譲式投票 (tankiijōshikitōhyō) — voting system
  • Polish: pojedynczy głos przechodni — voting system
  • Romanian: vot unic transferabil — voting system
  • Russian: систе́ма единого передаваемого голоса (sistéma jedinovo peredavajemovo golosa) — voting system
  • Swedish: enkel överförbar röst — voting system