outright majority

collocation in English

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outright
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/us
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/
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majority
noun
uk
/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us
/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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In this arrangement, the top two finishers (regardless of party) contest the general election, unless one of them acquires anoutrightmajorityin the primary.
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The opposition led the election, but did not gain anoutrightmajority.
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In the 2014 general election, it won anoutrightmajorityin parliament.
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She won with anoutrightmajorityof 50.96% and there was no need to distribute preferences.
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No party family has a realistic chance of winning enough seats to govern alone, let alone win anoutrightmajority.
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No party has won anoutrightmajoritysince 1901.
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The support for nuclear power is still in a plurality not anoutrightmajority.
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A party with less than 40% of the popular vote can often win anoutrightmajorityof the seats.
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If no party has anoutrightmajority, parties can seek to form coalitions.
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Milanovi pulled out an unexpected win in the first ballot, but failed to achieve anoutrightmajority.
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Since this system was implemented in 1918, no party has even approached the seats needed for anoutrightmajority.
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In a closely contested election, none of the candidates won anoutrightmajorityof the preferential votes.
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This was the first time since the 1974 revolution that a single party had won anoutrightmajorityin the national parliament.
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Indeed, since the current party-list proportional representation system was introduced in 1918, no party has even approached the number of seats necessary for anoutrightmajority.
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They also use proportional representation for elections to parliament, and have a multiparty system that makes it improbable for one party to win anoutrightmajority.
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The president of the republic is elected to a five-year term by direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot, and must gain anoutrightmajorityto be elected.
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