first-past-the-post
adjective/ˌfɜːst ˌpɑːst ðə ˈpəʊst/
/ˌfɜːrst ˌpæst ðə ˈpəʊst/
[only before noun]- (of a system of elections) in which only the person who gets the most votes is elected compare proportional representationTopics Politicsc2
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