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voting system

DEFINITIONS OF: voting system

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n a legal system for making democratic choices

Synonyms:
electoral system
Types:
scrutin uninomial system, scrutin uninominal voting system, single-member system, uninominal system, uninominal voting system
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
list system, scrutin de liste, scrutin de liste system
based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
Type of:
legal system
a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
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