Single Transferable Vote

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(modifier) of or relating to a system of voting in which voters list the candidates in order of preference. Any candidate achieving a predetermined proportion of the votes in a constituency is elected. Votes exceeding this amount and those cast for the bottom candidate are redistributed according to the stated preferences. Redistribution continues until all the seats are filledAbbreviation: STV See proportional representation

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single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track, Single Transferable Vote, singletree, single-use, single-valued, single whip, single wicket

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Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
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Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
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Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
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In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
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By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.
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When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
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Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
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Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
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My orders ought to have been taken before a single unwounded Officer or man was ferried back aboard ship.
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