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I'm not sure about English, but "simple majority" and "absolute majority" are commonly used to refer to a plurality and >50% respectively in German. Wikipedia
by kazga 10y ago
I'm not sure about English, but "simple majority" and "absolute majority" are commonly used to refer to a plurality and >50% respectively in German.
Wikipedia [0] also recognizes this meaning.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_majority
- grzm 10y agoThe Wikipedia article indicates that simple majority may refer to majority, plurality, FPTP, or super majority, indicating no preference as to which might might be the most commonly understood.