electoral system

Other forms: electoral systems

Definitions of electoral system
  1. noun
    a legal system for making democratic choices
    synonyms: voting system
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    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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