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ranked choice

ranked choice noun: any voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots.

ranked choice: any voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on...
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Noun

ranked choice (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) Any voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots.
    • ranked-choice ballot; ranked-choice voting
    • The results — on the 31-column spreadsheet that Ms. Quan held in her hands — testified to the power of finishing second in a ranked-choice election. […] Campaign strategists said Ms. Quan had taken advantage of a ranked-choice system that was used in Oakland for the first time.2010 November 11, Zusha Elinson, Gerry Shih, “The Winning Strategy in Oakland: Concentrate on Being 2nd or 3rd Choice”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of ranked choice

Questions about ranked choice

What does ranked choice mean?
Ranked choice means any voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots.
What part of speech is ranked choice?
Ranked choice is a noun.

Words near ranked choice in the dictionary

  1. Ranke complexes
  2. Ranke's complex
  3. ranked
  4. ranked ballot
  5. ranked ballots
  6. ranked choice
  7. ranked voting
  8. rankee
  9. rankees
  10. ranken
  11. rankened

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