multi-member
adjective
(alsomultimember)uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈmem.bər/us/ˌmʌl.tiˈmem.bɚ//ˌmʌl.taɪˈmem.bɚ/politicsspecialized
(of anarea)representedby two or moreelectedmembersof aparliamentorlegislature(= agroupwith theauthorityto makelaws):
Eachpartyputsforwardalistofcandidatesforelectionin multi-memberconstituencies.
Thecandidateswillrunin 24 multimemberdistrictsfrom whichvoterswouldelecttwo, three, or fourlegislators.
(of agroup) having severalmembers:
Thefinaldecisionis made by a multi-membercommittee.
- Governments areelectedunder aproportionalsystemin multimemberconstituencieswherepoliticalpartiespresentlistsofcandidates.
- The newelectoralrulesreplacedJapan's multi-memberdistrictsystemwith 300 single-memberdistricts.
- Hebecameajudgeon a multi-member appellatecourt.
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chancellorship
- chief executive
- co-ruler
- collector
- FM
- generalissimo
- governor
- governorship
- gubernatorial
- premier
- premiership
- Pres.
- presidency
- state premier
- Taoiseach
- the power behind the throneidiom
- Tánaiste
- veep
- vice president
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Groups of people