single-member system
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡlˌmɛmbər ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema uninominal
- Many countries use a single-member system to elect their legislatures.
Examples
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The single-member system often leads to a two-party political structure.
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Some reformers argue that the single-member system does not fairly represent minority interests.
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The country uses a single-member system for its elections.
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Many argue that a single-member system promotes local representation.
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Many countries use a single-member system to elect their legislatures.
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Some reformers argue that the single-member system does not fairly represent minority interests.
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The single-member system often leads to a two-party political structure.
Synonyms
Each district elects one representative
A voting system where voters elect one person to represent each district
How Proportional
Surface Forms
Morphology
single-member + system
The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'single' (one) + 'member' (representative) describes the kind of representative and 'system' denotes an arrangement or method. This straightforward compositional logic (a system with one member per district) is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Single-member system comes from the simple idea that each 'district' elects only one member, a single person, to represent it. Picture one chair in every area and the person who wins takes that seat; that's why the term means an election where only one 'representative' is chosen from each district.