| 单词 | absolute majority |
| 释义 | absolute majority noun[C] uk/ˌæb.sə.luːt məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us/ˌæb.sə.luːt məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/asituationin which onepersonorpoliticalpartywinsmore thanhalfof thetotalvotesin anelection （某候选人或政党赢得超过半数选票的）绝对多数Compare majority Elections
absolute majority| Business Englishabsolute majority noun[C] ukusPOLITICS asituationin which onepersonorpartywinsmore thanhalfof thetotalvotesin anelection: ThePresidenthas anabsolutemajorityin theNationalAssembly. Examplesofabsolute majorityabsolute majority My thesis is that under plausible conditions,absolutemajorityrules prove superior both to simple majority rules and to simple supermajority rules. From theCambridge English Corpus This left the party just 28 seats short of anabsolutemajorityto form a government. From theCambridge English Corpus Under anabsolutemajorityrule, by contrast, there are not enough votes in favour to enact the measure. From theCambridge English Corpus I now turn to a different justification:absolutemajorityrules combine supermajoritarian effects with expressive or symbolic majoritarianism. From theCambridge English Corpus But the prospect of affirmative strategic behaviour by minorities counts against the standard simple-majority scheme and makesabsolutemajorityrule a real alternative. From theCambridge English Corpus I compareabsolutemajorityrules to simple majority rules under which only those present and voting are counted, and to simple supermajority rules. From theCambridge English Corpus This emphasizes thatabsolutemajorityrules protect the status quo, just as does raising the voting multiplier from majority to supermajority. From theCambridge English Corpus Anabsolutemajority(90 per cent) was satisfied with voting rights. From theCambridge English Corpus In short,absolutemajorityrules offer legislative majorities an insurance policy against strategic minorities. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1970 invalids and full-time students comprised theabsolutemajorityof those of working age who were not gainfully employed. From theCambridge English Corpus Under anabsolutemajorityrule, the switch makes no difference. From theCambridge English Corpus They neither show nor are intended to show thatabsolutemajorityrules are superior to simple majority rules in all circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus My thesis has been thatabsolutemajorityrules prove superior both to simple majority rules and simple supermajority rules, under plausible conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Underabsolutemajorityrule, however, the measure fails, since the fifty-one vote absolute threshold is not reached. From theCambridge English Corpus The requirement of anabsolutemajorityto win the presidency had led the country from electoral crisis to electoral crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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