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单词 supermajority
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supermajority
noun[C]
politicsspecialized(alsosuper-majority)
uk
/ˌsuː.pə.məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us
/ˌsuː.pɚ.məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/
in anelection, thenumberorpercentageofvotesneededforimportantchangesto be made, when thatnumberishigherthan anormalmajority(= thedifferencein thenumberofvotesbetween thewinningpersonorgroupand the one that comes second):
:
Thecitycouncilneedsa supermajorityofelevenvotestopassitsbudget.
Thepartywas onevoteshortof a super-majority.
Somecountriesrequirea supermajorityvotefor anytaxincreases.
TheUnitedStatesConstitutionrequiresa supermajority of two-thirds of bothhousesofCongresstoproposeaconstitutionalamendment.
More examples
  • Thegovernmentneededa three-fifths supermajority inorderfor thelawto takeeffectimmediately.
  • Tenstatesrequireda supermajority toapprovethechanges, and therestrequiredonly asimplemajority.
  • Anyamendmenttotheircountry'sconstitutionmust beapprovedby either a super-majority inparliamentor by thepeoplein areferendum.
  • Thebilldid not get the supermajoritynecessarytopass.
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(Definition ofsupermajorityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsupermajority

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One might, that is, adopt (1) a standard quorum minimum, (2) asupermajoritymultiplier, and (3) a standard present-and-voting multiplicand.
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I compare absolute majority rules to simple majority rules under which only those present and voting are counted, and to simplesupermajorityrules.
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My thesis is that under plausible conditions, absolute majority rules prove superior both to simple majority rules and to simplesupermajorityrules.
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This emphasizes that absolute majority rules protect the status quo, just as does raising the voting multiplier from majority tosupermajority.
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It is striking, however, that the political appeal of majority rule often reasserts itself even wheresupermajoritymultipliers or other minority-veto schemes are in effect.
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The measure would also pass even under a two-thirdssupermajoritymultiplier with the ordinary present-and-voting multiplicand.
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In dynamic terms, minorities may fear that the open countermajoritarianism ofsupermajorityrules will eventually produce a public backlash.
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The procedure of voting by thissupermajoritywill satisfy universal domain, anonymity and systematicity and generate consistent collective sets of judgments.
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If a voting rule is to be coherently stated, one must ask 'a majority (orsupermajority) of what'?
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With these specifications, a minimum simple majority is twenty-six; varying the multiplier to two-thirds requires a minimumsupermajorityof thirty-four.
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In these examples, there is no dispute about whether the voting rule mandates a simple majority or some particularsupermajority.
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Where legislative majorities are large it is less important, but the same is true of asupermajoritymultiplier.
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My thesis has been that absolute majority rules prove superior both to simple majority rules and simplesupermajorityrules, under plausible conditions.
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There are also symmetricsupermajorityrules, which do not privilege the status quo but which yield non-trivial ties.
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Of the remaining states, seven required asupermajorityto approve such alterations, and six merely required a majority.
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