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That was brought into focus this week when the RBA decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.10%, with five of its board members outvoting four other officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But “when you look at the raw votes, we’re still outvoting them 3-to-1.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

The foundation had the right to receive preferred shares that allow it to block any deal, outvoting other shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 27, 2015

Votes are weighted according to subscriptions in the bank's capital stock; big members have sometimes irritated national pride by outvoting the numerical majority.

From Time Magazine Archive

Classes A and B are elected by the member banks by a system of group and preferential voting designed to prevent the large banks from outvoting the smaller ones.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert