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relative majority
noun
- the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent Compare absolute majority
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The candidates who obtain a relative majority at the second voting are elected.
From Project Gutenberg
On the 30th March the Council had validated six elections with a relative majority.
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If a second poll is necessary a relative majority is sufficient.
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