first past the post

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voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
(Politika Siyaset) A first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins: "Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system"; "first-past-the-post voting"
FPTP
Attributive form of first past the post

first-past-the-post system.

A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins. a first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins
first past the post

    Turkish pronunciation

    fırst päst dhi pōst

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfərst ˈpast ᴛʜē ˈpōst/ /ˈfɜrst ˈpæst ðiː ˈpoʊst/
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