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second ballot

British

noun

an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates

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Thune, who’s served as McConnell’s No. 2 since 2019, beat out Texas Sen. John Cornyn on a second ballot, 29 to 24.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2024

Capt Tighe said the result of the second ballot was “an incredible reaffirmation of our mandate for industrial action in pursuit of a meaningful pay offer”.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2024

This is the direction I want the coalition to go — that's the second ballot.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024

Delegates would vote for a replacement on a second ballot and so on until a nominee was chosen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Bal′lotage, in France, the second ballot to decide which of two candidates has come nearest to the legal majority; Bal′lot-box, a box to receive balls or tickets when voting by ballot.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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