plurality

Definition of plurality in English English dictionary: A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast
To repeal the tax (Question I), a 50 per cent majority vote is required. To keep the tax in its 1976 form (Question III), only a plurality of votes is required.; A group composed of more than one entity
The array is organized into a plurality of vertical (column) blocks.; A state of being numerous; A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes
Truman's total vote was 24,104,836. Dewey received 21,969,500; . Truman won by a plurality of 2,135,336, but it was the first time since 1916 that a winner has failed to capture a majority of all votes cast.; A group of many entities: a large number
A plurality of ideas were put forth at the meeting, most of which were rejected out of hand.; polygamy; The holding of multiple benefices; The state of being plural; a majority; {n} a number more than one, more cures of fouls than one, a number greater than any other, but less than half; the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"; The claims of a patent application must relate to just one invention or to a number of inventions which all share the same inventive concept If an application has claims which relate to more than one invention or inventive concept, there is "plurality of invention" and the claims must be altered by amendment to remove the plurality before a patent can be granted; A plurality of votes is a total vote received by a candidate greater than that received by any opponent but less than a 50 percent majority of the vote In other words, if one candidate receives 30 percent of the vote, another candidate receives 30 percent of the vote, and a third candidate receives 40 percent, that third candidate has a plurality of the votes, and wins the election Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton are examples of presidents who received a majority of the electoral vote, but only a plurality of the popular vote in a competitive three-way election contest; Plurality means a simple majority In addition it means more votes than any other candidate but not necessarily an absolute majority; In elections with more than two candidates, the one who receives the largest number, but less than 50% of the votes cast, has a plurality but not a majority. In other words, if the other two, losing, candidates -- together -- have more votes than the winning candidate; If a candidate, political party, or idea has the support of a plurality of people, they have more support than any other candidate, party, or idea. The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes; = majority; when a person wins an election by having the most votes, as opposed to a majority where a person gets more than half of the votes; If there is a plurality of things, a number of them exist. Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers; A plurality in an election is the number of votes that the winner gets, when this is less than the total number of votes for all the other candidates. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent; The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb; (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); - The person, or persons with the most votes win; A plurality in an election is the difference in the number of votes between the candidate who gets the most votes and the candidate who comes second. Franklin had won with a plurality in electoral votes of 449 to; The number of votes in an election that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate If candidate A gets 65 votes, B gets 40, and C gets 35, then A has a plurality of 25 and wins the election Note that, in this case, no candidate has a majority of votes; Many; See Plurality of benefices, below; The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"; {i} numerousness, variability; majority of voices in a vote; When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority; plurality of spouses, polygamy; In a religious sense: A situation in which many different religions or world views exist in a country; pluriformity
plurality system: Electoral process in which the candidate who polls more votes than any other candidate is elected. It is distinguished from the majority system, in which, to win, a candidate must receive more votes than all other candidates combined. It is the most common method of selecting candidates for public office. Its chief advantage is that it avoids the need for runoffs to produce a winner. Its chief disadvantage is that it may result in a winner who has received a minority of the votes cast. It operates best in a two-party system, where the small vote for any third party will rarely result in an outcome seriously at odds with the voters' will
plural: More than one of something
plural: : a word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form
plural: containing or consisting of more than one
plural: {i} form of a word that designates more than one referent (Grammar)
plural: Relating to or composed of more than one member, set, or kind
plural: The plural form of a word is the form that is used when referring to more than one person or thing. `Data' is the Latin plural form of `datum'. his use of the plural pronoun `we'. singular
plural: a class of grammatical forms used to denote more than one of some noun or pronoun Just because you use plurals doesn't mean you believe in pluralism
plural: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
plural: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
plural: Indicates more than one of a noun Pronouns can also be plural: They hit the balls over the fence
plural: The state of having more than one person sharing one body Sometimes also called Multiple, although the term Plural is often broader in scope and also includes people who are Midcontinuum, or otherwise don't consider themselves Multiple, but are not Singletons either
plural: Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word
plural: The plural of a noun is the form of it that is used to refer to more than one person or thing. What is the plural of `person'?. a form of a word that shows you are talking about more than one thing, person etc. For example, 'dogs' is the plural of 'dog' in the plural
plural: the form taken by a word to indicate that it is referring to more than one item
plural: {s} of many, of more than one
plural: The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form
plural: grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
plural: {a} having more than one, many, several
PLURAL: singular
plural: a word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form
plural: pl
pluralities: plural of plurality