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first-past-the-post — firstˈ pastˈ the postˈ adjective Denoting or relating to a system of voting in which each voter casts only one non transferable vote, the candidate receiving the most votes being declared the winner • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * first past the… … Useful english dictionary
first-past-the-post — adj [only before noun] BrE a first past the post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins ▪ Britain s first past the post electoral system first past the post voting … Dictionary of contemporary English
First-past-the-post voting — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner … Wikipedia
first-past-the-post — in a first past the post system of voting, a person is elected if they get the most votes in a particular area, even if their political party did not get most votes in the whole country. Many people think the British first past the post system is … New idioms dictionary
First-past-the-post — Im deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird der Begriff Mehrheitswahl in zweifachem Sinne verwendet. Er bezeichnet: ein Auswahlverfahren zur Auswahl einer bestimmten Alternative aus einer vorgegebenen Menge durch eine Gruppe von Wählern; ein Verfahren zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
First past the post — Im deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird der Begriff Mehrheitswahl in zweifachem Sinne verwendet. Er bezeichnet: ein Auswahlverfahren zur Auswahl einer bestimmten Alternative aus einer vorgegebenen Menge durch eine Gruppe von Wählern; ein Verfahren zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
first-past-the-post — UK / US adjective [only before noun] British a first past the post system is one in which only the person or political party that gets the most votes is elected … English dictionary
first-past-the-post — ADJ: ADJ n A first past the post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins. [BRIT] … English dictionary
first past the post — Having reached the winning post first, having won the race (see also ↑first past the post under ↑first) • • • Main Entry: ↑post * * * first past the post british phrase a system in which someone wins an election if they receive the most votes,… … Useful english dictionary
first past the post — ► first past the post 1) winning a race by being the first to reach the finishing line. 2) Brit. (of an electoral system) in which a candidate or party is selected by achievement of a simple majority. Main Entry: ↑first … English terms dictionary
first past the post — a phrase describing the British election system, in which the person with the highest number of votes is the winner, even if they only have one vote more than the person who comes second. In the same way, the party with the most MPs wins the… … Universalium
