absolute majority in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for absolute majority in the English»French Dictionary

absolute majority N POL

absolute majority

majorité f absolue

Translations for absolute majority in the French»English Dictionary

majorité absolue

absolute majority

ballottage

absence of an absolute majority in the first round of an election

Élection

Public elections are held on Sundays, with a week's delay (two weeks in the élections présidentielles) between first and second rounds if absolute majority is not achieved immediately. Voters, who must present their carte d'électeur and proof of identity, collect slips and in the privacy of the polling booth choose the slip containing the name of their preferred candidate or list and place it in an envelope and then in the polling box or urne.

Translations for absolute majority in the English»French Dictionary

majority [Brit məˈdʒɒrɪti, Am məˈdʒɔrədi, məˈdʒɑrədi] N

1. majority (greater part) + vb sing ou pl:

majority Brit

majorité f (of de)

the vast majority

la grande majorité

an overwhelming majority

une majorité écrasante

to be in a or the majority

être en majorité

the silent majority

la majorité silencieuse

the silent majority attr support, view, opinion

de la majorité

2. majority POL:

majority

majorité f

to increase one's majority

augmenter sa majorité

by a majority of 50

à une majorité de 50

a three to one/a two-thirds majority

une majorité de trois contre un/des deux-tiers

a working majority

une majorité suffisante

a working majority attr government, rule, shareholder

majoritaire

3. majority LAW:

majority

majorité f

majority attr verdict

rendu à la majorité

majority decision

pris à la majorité

I.absolute [Brit ˈabsəluːt, Am ˈæbsəˌlut, ˌæbsəˈlut] N

1. absolute:

the absolute

l'absolu m

2. absolute (rule, principle):

absolute

vérité f absolue

rigid absolutes

des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction

II.absolute [Brit ˈabsəluːt, Am ˈæbsəˌlut, ˌæbsəˈlut] ADJ

1. absolute (complete):

absolute certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc

absolu

absolute POL power, monarch

absolu

absolute beginner

vrai débutant

2. absolute (emphatic):

absolute chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal

véritable

3. absolute:

absolute PHYS, CHEM humidity, scale

maximum

absolute alcohol, temperature, zero

absolu

4. absolute LAW:

the decree was made absolute

le décret a été prononcé irrévocable

5. absolute LING:

absolute ablative, construction

absolu

6. absolute:

absolute PHILOS, MATH term, value etc

absolu

absolute majority in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for absolute majority in the English»French Dictionary

majority [məˈdʒɒrəti, Am -ˈdʒɔ:rət̬i] N

majority

majorité f

the great majority of children

la grande majorité des enfants

an overall majority

une majorité absolue

I.absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t] ADJ a. POL, MATH

absolute

absolu(e)

II.absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t] N PHILOS

absolute

absolu m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Plurality voting systems elect the candidate who is preferred first by the largest number of voters, although this need not be an absolute majority.

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He was re-elected by an absolute majority in 2005 and 2009.

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Their bid received an absolute majority of votes, and was therefore announced the winner, without requiring a second round.

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He ran for the presidency in 1856, but no candidate obtained an absolute majority.

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Starting from the fourth ballot, an absolute majority is required for candidates to be elected (in this election, 505 votes).

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To succeed a vote of no confidence must be supported by an absolute majority (175 members) or it has failed.

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In the municipal elections of 2007 it managed to win an absolute majority for a third consecutive time.

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Each state has unequal voting powers based on population, with an absolute majority required for decisions.

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Councillors are elected individually by an absolute majority of votes, with the incumbent councillors defending their seats in descending order of seniority.

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In a three-way primary he defeated the incumbent mayor and a third candidate by an absolute majority, avoiding a runoff.

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