approval voting

noun

A voting system in which each voter approves as many candidates as they wish, and the candidate most approved of wins.

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Meanings

nounapproval voting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA voting system in which each voter approves as many candidates as they wish, and the candidate most approved of wins.
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