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election threshold

noun

Etymology

From election + threshold.

  1. derived from *terh₁-✻ — “to rub, turn”
  2. derived from *þreskaną✻
  3. inherited from *þreskudlaz✻
  4. inherited from þresċold
  5. inherited from threschwolde
  6. compounded as election threshold — “election + threshold”

Definitions

  1. A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a…

    A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.

The neighborhood

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