unit rule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of unit rule
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In the 42-man delegation, guessed Governor Docking, Kennedy and Symington are running about even in a delegation that votes under a unit rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mississippi, clinging to a unit rule, was poised to switch its 30 votes from Ronald Reagan to Gerald Ford.
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
Finally, the convention abandoned the unit rule, did about what it was expected to: ten delegates for Taft, two for Eisenhower, two uncommitted.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Robertson had been opposed to Grant and to the unit rule in the Republican convention, Conkling's rage reached a fever pitch.
From The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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