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instant-runoff voting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
in-stan-t-runof-f vot-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for election.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does instant-runoff voting mean?
A form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for election.

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