simple majority
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimpleandmajority
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simple
adjective
uk/ˈsɪm.pəl/us/ˈsɪm.pəl/
easy to understand or do; ...
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majority
noun
uk/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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(Definition ofsimpleandmajorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Undersimplemajorityrule, only those present and voting are counted, so the measure passes 40-20.
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They rely on formal structures (simplemajorityrule, federalism, written constitutions) and informal modes of interaction (culture, ideology, morale, and leadership).
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Thus, a super-majority, rather than asimplemajorityor plurality, is required in order to alter the course of public policy in a decentralized polity.
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One thinks, for example, of arguments for democratic equality couched in terms ofsimplemajorityrule.
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The voter who would be decisive undersimplemajorityrule - if that is the rule for choosing projects - is the voter of median age.
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In these examples, there is no dispute about whether the voting rule mandates asimplemajorityor some particular supermajority.
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With these specifications, a minimumsimplemajorityis twenty-six; varying the multiplier to two-thirds requires a minimum supermajority of thirty-four.
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Indeed, in eight of these states, the biggest party held asimplemajorityof seats.
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This is all the more true in constitutional politics, since constitutional adoption generally requires more than asimplemajority.
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Common methods includesimplemajorityvoting, and weighted voting where each classifier is assigned a weight reflecting how accurate it is considered to be.
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If a rule is notsimplemajorityrule, it does not meet those standards.
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If it could establishsimplemajorityvoting within the government parties as a means of settling party differences, its position would always prevail.
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If a rule meets those standards, it issimplemajorityrule.
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The "doctrinal paradox" is thatsimplemajorityvoting does not satisfy this criterion, as is illustrated by the example above.
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In addition, a key 1997 constitutional amendment lowered the requirement for a vote of no confidence from a two-thirds majority to asimplemajority.
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By-laws typically could only be changed by shareholder vote, with passage requirements ranging fromsimplemajorityto supermajority votes.
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