absolute majoritynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæb.sə.luːt məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us/ˌæb.sə.luːt məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/a situation in which one person or political party wins more than half of the total votes in an election
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- ballot
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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