"instant-runoff voting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} instant-runoff voting (uncountable)
  1. A form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for election. Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): votación con segunda vuelta instantánea [feminine] (Spanish), votación con vueltas sucesivas instantáneas [feminine] (Spanish)
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