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Condorcet paradox

Condorcet paradox proper noun: the observation that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory because it is logically impossible for any voting system to guarantee that a winner will have support from a majority.

Proper noun

the Condorcet paradox

  1. The observation that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory because it is logically impossible for any voting system to guarantee that a winner will have support from a majority.

Forms of Condorcet paradox

alternative formCondorcet's paradox

Questions about Condorcet paradox

What does Condorcet paradox mean?
Condorcet paradox means the observation that majority rule is inherently self-contradictory because it is logically impossible for any voting system to guarantee that a winner will have support from a majority.
What part of speech is Condorcet paradox?
Condorcet paradox is a proper noun.

Words near Condorcet paradox in the dictionary

  1. Condor moments
  2. Condorcet
  3. Condorcet cycle
  4. Condorcet cycles
  5. Condorcet method
  6. Condorcet paradox
  7. Condorcet's paradox
  8. Condorcetian
  9. condores
  10. condors
  11. condos

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