majority voting
AmE: /məˈdʒɔːrəti ˈvoʊtɪŋ/
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Definition of majority voting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
politicsmethod of making choices where the option with most votes wins
  • The committee used majority voting to select the final project proposal.
2.
computer scienceTECH.rule combining several outputs by choosing the value appearing most oftenTECH.
  • The algorithm uses majority voting to decide each bit of the decoded message.

Adjective

politicsusing decisions based on more than half of the votes
  • The committee adopted a majority voting system for all future resolutions.
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Expressions with majority voting

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qualified majority votingn.
decision method needing more than half votes
The council used qualified majority voting to pass the new law.

Expressions with majority

silent majorityn.
majority of people who do not express their opinions publicly
The silent majority often has a significant impact on election outcomes..
landslide majorityn.
election win by a very large margin
The candidate secured a landslide majority in the election.
paper majorityn.
majority recorded but not effective in practice
Despite the paper majority, the board couldn't pass the resolution.
razor majorityn.
very small majority in a decision-making body
The bill passed with a razor majority in the senate.
majority of onen.
person who stands alone in their opinion
Despite the opposition, he remained a majority of one.
reach one's majorityv.
become legally recognized as an adult
She will reach her majority at eighteen.

Expressions with voting

voting with your walletexp.
making purchasing decisions based on personal values or beliefs
Many are voting with their wallets by buying eco-friendly products.
like turkeys voting for Christmasoth.
acting against one's own interests
Supporting that policy is like turkeys voting for Christmas..
voting stationn.
place where people go to vote in an election
Many voters gathered at the local voting station on election day..
voting agen.
age when someone can vote in elections
The voting age in the country is 18.
voting boothn.
enclosed space for voting, often with a machine or paper
She stepped into the voting booth to cast her vote.
voting machinen.
device used to record and count votes
The voting machine malfunctioned during the election.
voting slipn.
paper listing candidates for voters to mark choices
She carefully marked her choice on the voting slip.
absentee votingn.
methods allowing voting without attending a polling station
Absentee voting is crucial for overseas citizens.
voting rightn.
the legal entitlement to participate in an election
Every citizen over 18 has a voting right in the country..
voting systemn.
method to determine election results from votes
The voting system used was first-past-the-post.

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Terms with majority voting included in their meaning

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second ballotn.
election process
subsequent voting round when no candidate achieves required majority in the first

Examples of majority voting in a sentence

  • Majority voting often favors widely acceptable compromises over extreme options.
  • Majority voting reduced the impact of random sensor errors.
  • The classifier ensemble relies on majority voting between its models.
  • The council introduced a majority voting procedure for policy changes.
  • Under the new charter, only majority voting decisions will be binding.

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  1. French:vote à la majorité, majoritaire, ...
  2. German:Mehrheitsabstimmung, mehrheitsbasiert, ...
  3. Italian:votazione a maggioranza, a maggioranza, ...
  4. Spanish:votación por mayoría, de voto mayoritario, ...
  5. Portuguese:votação por maioria, maioritário, ...
  6. Chinese:多数表决, 多数表决的, ...
  7. Japanese:多数決, 多数決の, ...
  8. Arabic:تَصْوِيت بِالأَغْلَبِيَّة, بِالأَغْلَبِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַצְבָּעַת רוֹב, רוּבָּנִי, ...
  10. Russian:голосование большинством, мажоритарный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:голосування більшістю, мажоритарний, ...
  12. Hindi:बहुमत मतदान, बहुमत आधारित, ...
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