preferential voting

noun

a system of voting designed to permit the voter to indicate an order of preference for the candidates on the ballot.

Origin of preferential voting

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby preferential voting

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British Dictionary definitions for preferential voting

preferential voting

noun

a system of voting in which the electors signify their choices, as of candidates, in order of preference