English Explanatory Dictionary

first past the post

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.

Word forms

first past the post

Synonyms

FPTP simple majority voting plurality voting
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