Qualified Majority Voting

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a voting system, used by the EU Council of Ministers, enabling certain resolutions to be passed without unanimityAbbreviation: QMV

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How to use Qualified Majority Voting in a sentence

But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
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House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
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But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
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They are already infinitely more qualified to have that debate than we are.
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Ever since his majority Lord Hetton had annually entered a colt in the great race.
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Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
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As an M.P. you are duly qualified to accept any appointment under the Crown when the Government ask you.
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Such is the opinion of this Correspondent to the Times, and it is doubtless the opinion of a fair and just majority.
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While the majority pulled in one way there was an active minority that wished the Nana to set up an independent kingdom.
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