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first-past-the-post

adjective

🔊/ˌfɜːst ˌpɑːst ðə ˈpəʊst/

🔊/ˌfɜːrst ˌpæst ðə ˈpəʊst/

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(of a system of elections选举体制) in which only the person who gets the most votes is elected得票最多者当选的 compare proportional representation