two-thirds rule
a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
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How to use two-thirds rule in a sentence
The Charleston Convention was reactionary and exclusive; it followed the two-thirds rule.
Abraham Lincoln, A History, Volume 2 | John George Nicolay and John HayIt was plain that under the two-thirds rule no nomination could be made here.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln | Ward H. LamonThe opposition was kept up, and the two-thirds rule again resorted to, and effectually used to balk the friends of inquiry.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) | Thomas Hart BentonBy consenting to the adoption of the two-thirds rule, he, with them, would prove unfaithful to their trust and their honor.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) | Thomas Hart BentonThis is the two-thirds rule, as it is called; the rule that requires a vote of two-thirds of the convention to make a nomination.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) | Thomas Hart Benton
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