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minus-square@qisope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink22•3 months agoThe correct phrasing would be that he received a plurality of votes.
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•3 months agoWell yeah but basically every candidate gets more than one vote so getting a plurality doesn’t mean much
minus-square@atzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish11•3 months agoI suspect this was sarcasm but… A “plurality of votes” means “more than the other candidates”. Sorry if I explained a joke.
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink6•3 months agoThat’s ok, it wasn’t a great joke anyways
The correct phrasing would be that he received a plurality of votes.
Well yeah but basically every candidate gets more than one vote so getting a plurality doesn’t mean much
I suspect this was sarcasm but… A “plurality of votes” means “more than the other candidates”.
Sorry if I explained a joke.
That’s ok, it wasn’t a great joke anyways