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1Vote pairing — (or vote swapping, as it has also been called) is the method where a voter in one district agrees to vote tactically for a less preferred candidate or party who has a greater chance of winning in their district, in exchange for a voter from… …
2Vote allocation — is a system of tactical voting used in the Republic of China on Taiwan from the late 1990s until 2004, after which the voting system is to be changed from single non transferable vote to a parallel voting system. In this system, voters are asked… …
3Vote splitting — is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.Vote splitting most easily …
4vote — 1 n [Latin votum vow, hope, wish] 1 a: a usu. formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; esp: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b: the total number… …
5Single transferable vote — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner …
6Single non-transferable vote — The single non transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi member constituency elections. Voting In any election, each voter casts one vote for one candidate in a multi candidate race for multiple offices. Posts are filled by… …
7Single-winner voting system — A single winner voting system is a voting system in which a predetermined constituency elects a single person to some office; such systems contrast generally with proportional representation, in which constituencies are combined to elect several… …
8vote — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 choice/decision made by voting ADJECTIVE ▪ electoral ▪ majority ▪ huge, massive (esp. BrE), overwhelming, resounding (esp. BrE) …
9vote — [[t]vo͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ votes, voting, voted 1) N COUNT A vote is a choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election. He walked to the local polling centre to cast his vote... The government got a massive majority well over 400… …
10Wasted vote — In the study of electoral systems, a wasted vote may be defined in 2 different ways: # any vote which is not for an elected candidate. # any vote which does not help to elect a candidate. The first definition includes only those votes which are… …
