cumulative vote

Thân thiện

A voter casts a cumulative vote for their preferred candidate in a local election.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A voting system in an election: A "cumulative vote" refers to a specific electoral method where each voter has a number of votes equal to the number of positions or seats to be filled. The voter may allocate all these votes to a single candidate or distribute them among multiple candidates in any combination.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The shareholders' meeting used a cumulative vote to elect the board of directors, allowing minority shareholders to concentrate their votes on a single candidate.
  • Under a cumulative vote system, a voter with three votes could give all three to one candidate, or split them as two for one candidate and one for another.

Advanced Usage

• "to be elected by cumulative vote": to win a position through this specific voting method.
  • The new committee member was elected by cumulative vote, securing her seat because her supporters pooled all their votes for her.

Variants and Related Words

• Cumulative voting (n): The process or system of using cumulative votes. This is the more common term for the practice itself.
  • Cumulative voting is often advocated to enhance minority representation in corporate elections.

Synonyms

• Plurality-at-large voting (in some specific contexts, though technical distinctions exist).
• Weighted voting (a broader term that can encompass similar concepts).

Related Phrases

• "to cast a cumulative vote": to use one's votes in this system.
  • Investors were advised on how to strategically cast their cumulative vote to influence the election outcome.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner