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first-past-the-post

first-past-the-post
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [furst past, pahst stressed th ee pohst]
    • /fɜrst pæst, pɑst stressed ði poʊst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [furst past, pahst stressed th ee pohst]
    • /fɜrst pæst, pɑst stressed ði poʊst/

Definitions of first-past-the-post word

  • adjective first-past-the-post A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins. 0
  • noun first-past-the-post of or relating to a voting system in which a candidate may be elected by a simple majority rather than an absolute majority 0
  • noun first-past-the-post attributive form of first past the post. 0
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Parts of speech for First-past-the-post

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of First-past-the-post

first-past-the-post popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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