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>Not good at math... Clearly. From Robert's Rules of order [1]: The word “majority” in this context means, simply, more than half. [1] https://robertsrules.co
by marchingkazoo 2y ago
>Not good at math...
Clearly. From Robert's Rules of order [1]:
The word “majority” in this context means, simply, more than half.
[1] https://robertsrules.com/frequently-asked-questions/ https://robertsrules.com/frequently-asked-questions/
- Jamesbeam 2y agoFirst of all, thanks for the interesting read. Secondly, your conclusion is a bit fast. Because it seems to be a cultural/language problem here. Majority = Mehrheit in German. In my mother tongue it means something completely different and I wasn't aware of that. According to our German rules of interpreting language https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duden https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duden Majority is simply the most. https://www.duden.de/node/95359/revision/1328484 https://www.duden.de/node/95359/revision/1328484 Example: The most votes cast went to Trump so the majority voted for him. Super interesting that English and German speaking populations have such a different interpretation on such an important topic of our democracies, that this caused an argument between us, when it really shouldn't because I need to respect your interpretation because it's true and vice versa. Had worse starts into my Friday. Thanks for taking time out of your day for this exchange.
- marchingkazoo 2y agoI agree that it's an odd difference. Thanks for setting me straight on the cultural difference. I've also had worse starts to my Friday. Thanks again.