unit rule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of unit rule
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Among other things, he persuaded Humphrey to release any delegates bound to him by the unit rule, a gesture that cost him only an estimated 40-50 delegate votes but earned him considerable good will.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, under the unit rule, Mississippi committed itself to casting all of its 30 votes for Ford's position.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the 1968 Democratic Convention, Crangle presented the only minority plank to be adopted: abolition of the unit rule, which opened the way to democratizing the delegate-selection process.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without the binding effect of the unit rule, a favorite son can no longer be certain that he will not be embarrassed by defections.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether that has been arrived at by choice of the individual Counties when they elected their delegations or whether the Convention itself has decided the matter by adopting the "unit rule" does not matter.
From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Robinson, Harry Perry
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