relative majority

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Noun relative majority has 1 sense

plurality, relative majority - (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)
--₁ is a kind of relative quantity

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Relative Majority

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A voting system in which the candidate or option with the most votes wins, regardless of whether it constitutes an absolute majority.

Usage:

In a relative majority system, the candidate with the highest number of votes is declared the winner, even if they did not receive over 50% of the total votes.
During the election, John won with a relative majority of 40% of the votes, surpassing all other candidates.

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