(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)
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plurality::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | relative majority |
| Type of | relative quantity |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | battalion, large number, multitude, pack |
| Type of | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity |
a plurality of religions.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | state |
| Derivation | plural |
to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable.
Examples of plurality
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The Legislature almost never has elected anyone other than the plurality winner.
From the sacbee.com
Thanks to Texas law, he only needs to win a plurality, not a majority, of votes.
From the time.com
The president is directly elected for a single five-year term by plurality vote.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Dark blue indicates counties where persons of Italian ancestry form a plurality.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To win a seat in Congress or the mayor's office, you need a plurality of votes.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
The issue of plurality goes way beyond the ownership or governance of Sky News.
From the guardian.co.uk
Clinton, remember, won only a 43 percent plurality of the popular vote in 1992.
From the washingtonpost.com
Clinton was a plurality president, having failed to win 50 percent of the vote.
From the newsweek.com
None of this is a threat to plurality, democracy or the free world as we know it.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"
- Battalion: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
- (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)
- In religion, the term plurality has been coined to refer to an alternative system of church government, wherein the local assembly's decisions are made by a committee, each typically called an elder; in contrast to the "singularity" of the bishop hierarchy system (Roman Catholic, Eastern ...
- Plurality Ltd. is an Israeli semiconductor company and the developer of the HAL (HyperCore Architecture Line) multi-core processor. The company is a member of the Multicore Association.
- In North American English, the term plurality, used in the context of voting, refers to the largest number of votes to be received by any candidate or referendum.Robert, Henry M. "" Robert's Rules of Order Revised. 4th ed. 1915. RulesOnline. ...
- When a person wins an election by having the most votes, as opposed to a majority where a person gets more than half of the votes.
- The fact or condition of denoting, comprising, or consisting of more than one; plural meaning.
- A plurality is a simple majority of votes. A simple majority in an election or vote means the candidate with the highest vote wins. This is as opposed to an absolute majority which is required under Australia's preferential voting system. ...
