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    “A plurality vote (in North American English) or relative majority (in British English)[1] describes the circumstance when a party, candidate, or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast.”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_(voting)

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      https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plurality

      1. (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.

      2. (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast. Synonym: relative majority

      3. (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.

      https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majority

      1. More than half (50%) of some group.