"voting cap" meaning in All languages combined

See voting cap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: voting caps [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Head templates: {{en-noun}} voting cap (plural voting caps)
  1. A limit on the percentage of the total vote that voters of a particular classification can make.
    Sense id: en-voting_cap-en-noun-6UgC2HMI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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