majority system
11Majority function — In Boolean logic, the majority function (also called the median operator) is a function from n inputs to one output. The value of the operation is false when n/2 or more arguments are false, and true otherwise. Alternatively, representing true… …
12majority vote — A vote of more than half for a candidate for office or a proposition submitted to it voters at an election. Necessarily the vote received by the winning candidate where there are only two candidates. 26 Am J2d Elect § 309. Of electors, the choice …
13Majority government — A majority government is when the governing party has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. This is as opposed to a minority government, where even the largest party wins only a plurality of… …
14Majority report (Poor Law) — The Majority report was a report published by the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws published in 1909. The Royal Commission on the Poor Laws was a group set up to work out the best way to relieve the poor. The Commission was made up of members of …
15majority rule — ma.jority rule n [U] a system of government in which every person in a country has the right to vote and the group which wins the most votes has power ▪ It took many years of struggle to establish majority rule in South Africa …
16System identification number — A System Identification Number (SID) is broadcast by one or more Base Stations to identify a cellular network in a certain area (usually contiguous). It is globally unique within AMPS, TDMA or CDMA networks (the first two systems are essentially… …
17Majority voting — Voting system under which each director is voted upon separately. Related: cumulative voting. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
18majority voting — Voting system under which corporate shareholders vote for each director separately. Related: cumulative voting. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
19majority rule — The foundation of the republican system of government. Maynard v Board of Canvassers, 84 Mich 228, 47 NW 756 …
20plurality system — Electoral process in which the candidate who polls more votes than any other candidate is elected. It is distinguished from the majority system, in which, to win, a candidate must receive more votes than all other candidates combined. It is the… …
