Difference between revisions of "Plurality"

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A '''plurality''' refers to the largest share of something.  In the context of an [[election]], the [[candidate]] who receives the most votes is said to have won the plurality.
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A '''plurality''' refers to the largest share of something relative to the other shares, although not necessarily a [[majority]], which is a plurality consisting of more than half.  In the context of an [[election]], the [[candidate]] who receives the most votes is said to have won the plurality.
 
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Revision as of 23:14, October 6, 2009

A plurality refers to the largest share of something relative to the other shares, although not necessarily a majority, which is a plurality consisting of more than half. In the context of an election, the candidate who receives the most votes is said to have won the plurality.