overhang seat

noun

A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.

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Meanings

nounoverhang seat (plural overhang seats)

plural overhang seats

  1. governmentA legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.

Translations

Dutch overhangmandaat
  • overhangmandaatLegislative seat distribution principle in certain countries
German Überhangmandat
  • ÜberhangmandatLegislative seat distribution principle in certain countries
Norwegian Bokmål overskuddsmandat
  • overskuddsmandatLegislative seat distribution principle in certain countries
Swedish öerhängsmandat
  • öerhängsmandatLegislative seat distribution principle in certain countries
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APA

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MLA

“overhang seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhang%20seat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhang seat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhang%20seat.

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