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election threshold

election threshold noun: a minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.

Noun

election threshold (plural election thresholds)

  1. A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.

Forms of election threshold

pluralelection thresholds

Origin of election threshold

From election + threshold.

Questions about election threshold

What does election threshold mean?
Election threshold means a minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.
What part of speech is election threshold?
Election threshold is a noun.
What is the plural of election threshold?
The plural of election threshold is election thresholds.

Words near election threshold in the dictionary

  1. election night
  2. election nights
  3. election of remedies
  4. election silence
  5. election silences
  6. election threshold
  7. election thresholds
  8. electioneer
  9. electioneered
  10. electioneerer
  11. electioneerers

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