Cumulative system of voting
- Cumulative system of voting
- Cumulative Cu"mu*la*tive (k?"m?-l?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.
cumulatif.]
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1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated.
``As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is
cumulative, not original.'' --Bacon
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2. Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive
additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose
force increases as the statement proceeds.
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The argument . . . is in very truth not logical and
single, but moral and cumulative. --Trench.
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3. (Law)
(a) Tending to prove the same point to which other
evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.
(b) Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of
a legacy. --Bouvier. --Wharton.
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{Cumulative action} (Med.), that action of certain drugs, by
virtue of which they produce, when administered in small
doses repeated at considerable intervals, the same effect
as if given in a single large dose.
{Cumulative poison}, a poison the action of which is
cumulative.
{Cumulative vote} or {Cumulative system of voting}
(Politics), that system which allows to each voter as many
votes as there are persons to be voted for, and permits
him to accumulate these votes upon one person, or to
distribute them among the candidates as he pleases.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Cumulative — Cu mu*la*tive (k? m? l? t?v), a. [Cf. F. cumulatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated. As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original. Bacon [1913 Webster] 2. Augmenting,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cumulative action — Cumulative Cu mu*la*tive (k? m? l? t?v), a. [Cf. F. cumulatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated. As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original. Bacon [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cumulative poison — Cumulative Cu mu*la*tive (k? m? l? t?v), a. [Cf. F. cumulatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated. As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original. Bacon [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cumulative vote — Cumulative Cu mu*la*tive (k? m? l? t?v), a. [Cf. F. cumulatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated. As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original. Bacon [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cumulative voting — n: a system of voting for corporate directors in which each shareholder is entitled to as many votes as he or she has shares times the number of directors to be elected compare straight voting Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Voting methods (parliamentary) — Voting methods in parliamentary procedure are the methods used in a deliberative assembly to take a vote. Common Voting methodsViva voceA vote by voice is the regular method of voting on any motion that does not require more than a majority vote… … Wikipedia
cumulative voting — n. a system of voting, as in some corporate and legislative elections, in which each voter is allowed as many votes as there are offices to be filled and may freely allocate them among the candidates, even by giving all the votes to one candidate … English World dictionary
Cumulative voting — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner … Wikipedia
Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods … Wikipedia
voting — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, PR, absentee voting, association, aye, ballot, ballot box stuffing, canvass, canvassing, card voting, casting vote, cochairmanship, colonization, complicity, condominium, contribution,… … Moby Thesaurus
