单词 | majority rule |
释义 | > as lemmasmajority rule majority rule n. the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power. ΚΠ 1893 B. R. Tucker Instead of Bk. 169 Rule is evil, and..it is none the better for being majority rule. 1968 J. R. Pennock in Internat. Encycl. Social Sci. IX. 536 The term ‘majority rule’ stands for a rule of decision making within a specified group. At its simplest, the rule requires that the votes of each member shall be counted as equal to that of every other and that no vote or decision by a minority may override that of a majority. By extension, majority rule is sometimes contrasted with any rule requiring that decisions be unanimous or by any number larger than a simple majority. 1987 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 81 1157/1 Various constitutional provisions can help overcome this generic instability of simple majority rule. < as lemmas |
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