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maggioritario

majority

adjective mahd-joh-ree-TAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

majority-based

Usage Note

Maggioritario is primarily used in political and electoral contexts: sistema maggioritario ('majority/first-past-the-post electoral system') as opposed to proporzionale ('proportional representation'). It agrees in gender: sistema maggioritario (m), legge maggioritaria (f). The related noun is maggioranza ('majority').

Examples

"Il sistema maggioritario favorisce la stabilità."

Natural Translation

The majority system favours stability.

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