Condorcet

American  

[kawn-dawr-se] / kɔ̃ dɔrˈsɛ /

noun

1. Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat Marquis de, 1743–94, French mathematician and philosopher.

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Condorcet British  

/ kɔndɔrsɛ /

noun

1. Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743–94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795)

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Example Sentences

Unlike instant runoff and Condorcet methods, plurality is not actually a ranked choice voting scheme.

From Scientific American

Condorcet advocated the abolition of slavery and equal rights for women, including women’s suffrage.

From Nature

Thus the great French philosopher Condorcet in 1793 proposed creating a new, indirect form of self-rule, linking local assemblies to a national government.

From The Guardian

There are a few examples: the Condorcet data centre in Paris sends its waste heat directly into a neighbouring Climate Change Arboretum, where scientists study the impacts of high temperatures on vegetation.

From Nature

Without offending Aristotle, the Marquis de Condorcet and Francis Galton, Michael Laudrup’s lack of international recognition erodes confidence in the principle.

From The Guardian