first-past-the-postadjective
uk/ˌfɜːst.pɑːst.ðəˈpəʊst/us/ˌfɝːst.pæst.ðəˈpoʊst/UKusing a voting system in which a person is elected because they get more votes than anyone else in the area that they want to represent
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- 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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