qualified majority
1qualified majority — noun A majority in a vote that reaches a preset threshold value larger than 50%. A qualified majority is often required instead of a simple majority for reaching a decision in particularly important matters such as modifying by laws in an… …
2qualified majority voting — A system of majority voting, without veto, used in the EU Council of Ministers, in which each vote is weighted according to the size of the country • • • Main Entry: ↑qualify …
3qualified majority voting — (QMV) QMV is now the most commonly used method of voting in the Council of Ministers of the European Union. It allows for decisions to be taken on a majority basis. Large member states have more votes than small ones and specified numbers of… …
4Qualified Majority Voting — One way in which the Council of Ministers arrives at a decision on issues and proposals before it. The vote is qualified in two ways: first , because it requires a majority well in excess of 50%, and second because it is based upon a weighted… …
5qualified majority decision — A court decision concurred in by the requisite number of justices to make it binding, such number being fixed by statute at more than a simple majority. State ex rel. Mason v Baker, 69 ND 488, 288 NW 202 …
6Extension to qualified majority voting under the Treaty of Lisbon — The Extension to qualified majority voting under the Treaty of Lisbon refers to the areas where decisions in the Council of the European Union under the Treaty of Nice required unanimity but where the Treaty of Lisbon allowed decisions under… …
7Qualified — Qual i*fied, a. 1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. [1913 Webster] 2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. [1913 Webster] {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing… …
8Qualified fee — Qualified Qual i*fied, a. 1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. [1913 Webster] 2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. [1913 Webster] {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee… …
9Qualified indorsement — Qualified Qual i*fied, a. 1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. [1913 Webster] 2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. [1913 Webster] {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee… …
10Qualified negative — Qualified Qual i*fied, a. 1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. [1913 Webster] 2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. [1913 Webster] {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee… …