majority rule

noun — 2 senses

majority rule

noun
1

A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.

2

The social choice function that selects the Condorcet winner if one exists, and otherwise makes no decision.

Related terms
majoritarianism, democracy, plurality, Menshevism

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