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noun
a system of voting designed to permit the voter to indicate an order of preference for the candidates on the ballot.
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Origin of preferential voting
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby preferential voting
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How to use preferential voting in a sentence
This is the weak point in Preferential Voting; any small section can ensure the rejection of a general favourite.
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government|T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. AshworthA second method is to use Preferential Voting to decide which candidate should be eliminated at each successive count.
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government|T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. AshworthThis city should elect its municipal officers by preferential voting.
The Making of Arguments|J. H. GardinerProportional representation and preferential voting I have mentioned.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
British Dictionary definitions for preferential voting
preferential voting
noun
a system of voting in which the electors signify their choices, as of candidates, in order of preference
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