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• Simple majority voting — is a form of voting where, given two options, the option receiving more votes than the other wins. This contrasts with absolute majority voting, where the winner is the option which gets more than half of all possible votes, including abstentions …   Wikipedia

• simple majority — More than half the votes counted at a meeting in respect of a resolution including the chairman s casting vote if there is a tied vote. Voting is conducted by hand but if done by a poll, the votes carried by the shares held by those voting are… …   Law dictionary

• simple majority — 1. less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices. 2. less than half the number of voters registered. Cf. absolute majority. * * * …   Universalium

• simple majority — 1. less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices. 2. less than half the number of voters registered. Cf. absolute majority …   Useful english dictionary

• Majority rule — Majority Rules redirects here. For Canadian comedy show, see Majority Rules!. Part of the Politics series Electoral methods …   Wikipedia

• Majority — This article is about the mathematical concept of majority. For other uses, see Majority (disambiguation). A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset… …   Wikipedia

• majority — /məˈdʒɒrəti / (say muh joruhtee) noun (plural majorities) 1. the greater part or number: the majority of the population. 2. Also, absolute majority. a number of votes constituting more than half the total number of votes cast. 3. Also, simple… …  

• majority — n. number greater than half (AE); greater number (BE) 1) to get, receive a majority 2) to have, hold a majority (the Democrats have a slim majority in the House) 3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast majority 4) an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Majority criterion — The majority criterion is a single winner voting system criterion, used to compare such systems. The criterion states that if one candidate is preferred by a majority (more than 50%) of voters, then that candidate must win .[1] Some methods that… …   Wikipedia

• Majority Judgment — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner …   Wikipedia

• super majority — A proposal requiring more than a simple majority of the votes eligible to be cast at an annual or special meeting. A super majority is often a 2/3 (66.66%) vote, but it can be as high as 3/4 (75%) or 4/5 (80%). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms