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uninominale

single-member

adjective oo-nee-noh-mee-NAH-leh Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Latin unus (one) + nomen (name).

Usage Note

Uninominale is an invariable adjective (same form for masculine and feminine) used exclusively in political and electoral law: collegio uninominale ('single-member constituency'), sistema uninominale ('first-past-the-post system'). It is contrasted with plurinominale (multi-member). Rarely encountered outside formal political discourse.

Examples

"Il collegio uninominale elegge un solo rappresentante."

Natural Translation

The single-member constituency elects only one representative.

Literal Translation

The constituency single-member elects one only representative.

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