Meanings
- attributiveoftenuncountablegovernmentAny voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots.
ranked-choice ballot; ranked-choice voting
2 more examples
The results — on the 31-column spreadsheet that Ms. Quan held in her hands — testified to the power of finishing second in a ranked-choice election. […] Campaign strategists said Ms. Quan had taken advantage of a ranked-choice system that was used in Oakland for the first time.
2010 November 11, Zusha Elinson, Gerry Shih, “The Winning Strategy in Oakland: Concentrate on Being 2nd or 3rd Choice”, in The New York TimesThe election was the first in Alaska to utilize ranked-choice voting, a system adopted by the state’s voters in 2020. […] Ranked choice is more efficient than holding a runoff election, and its backers insist that it offers a better reflection of voters’ preferences.
2022 September 1, Adam Serwer, “Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame for Their Alaskan Defeat”, in The AtlanticSynonyms: preferential voting, ranked voting
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots.
Translations
Hungarian preferenciális/rangsorolásos/rangsorolt szavazás
- preferenciális/rangsorolásos/rangsorolt szavazásany voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots
Spanish rankeado, ranqueado
- rankeadoany voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots
- ranqueadoany voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots
- por orden preferencialany voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in order of preference on their ballots
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ranked choice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranked%20choice
“ranked choice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranked%20choice. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranked choice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranked%20choice.
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