unit rule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of unit rule
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
After setting himself up as a favorite-son candidate, Happy is expected to take to Chicago a delegation instructed to vote for him under the 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
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 Lingley, Charles Ramsdell
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