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minus-squareqisope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoThe correct phrasing would be that he received a plurality of votes.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoWell yeah but basically every candidate gets more than one vote so getting a plurality doesn’t mean much
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI suspect this was sarcasm but… A “plurality of votes” means “more than the other candidates”. Sorry if I explained a joke.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days 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