Block-vote
noun
(Brit) (at a conference, esp of trade unionists) the system whereby each delegate’s vote has a value in proportion to the number of people he or she represents Compare OMOV
Historical Examples
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth
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