SINGLE-MEMBER SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does single-member system mean? 

• SINGLE-MEMBER SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun SINGLE-MEMBER SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district

  Familiarity information: SINGLE-MEMBER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINGLE-MEMBER SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

scrutin uninomial system; scrutin uninominal voting system; single-member system; uninominal system; uninominal voting system

Hypernyms ("single-member system" is a kind of...):

electoral system; voting system (a legal system for making democratic choices)

Domain category:

general assembly; law-makers; legislative assembly; legislative body; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)