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adj
That elects one member from each district, or (of a person) elected from a specific district rather than at large.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: an electoral system; etc; an electoral system; etc
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Alternative form of uninomial (“consisting of a single word or term”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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adjective satellite
based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: one-member
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English uninominal From uni- + nominal.
