Look up: plurality

1. plurality
   [n] - (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)
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2. plurality
   holding of several elective mandates Category: Law • the holding by one person of two or more benefices or livings at one time. Category: Labour
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3. Plurality
   Plu·ral'i·ty noun ; plural pluralities . [ Latin pluralitas : confer French pluralité .] 1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a ...
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4. plurality
   Origin: L. Pluralitas. ... 1. 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. ... 2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of ...
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5. plurality
   relative majority noun (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)
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6. plurality
   noun 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`
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7. Plurality
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) See Plurality of benefices, below. • (n.) The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several num...
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8. plurality
   A voting decision based on assigning victory to the largest number of votes, not necessarily a majority.
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9. plurality
   the excess of votes received by the leading candidate in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate.
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10. Plurality
    (voting) In North American English, the term `plurality`, used in the context of voting, refers to the largest number of votes to be received by any candidate or referendum.<ref name = Robert>Robert, Henry M. "http://www.rulesonline.com/rror--04.htm#def:Plurality Introduction to Rober...
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11. Plurality
    (church governance) In Christianity, the term `plurality` refers to a system of church government or ecclesiastical polity wherein the local church`s decisions are made by a committee, typically called elders. The system is in contrast to the "singularity" and hierarchy of the episc...
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