qualified majority
Noun
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Noun
qualified majority
- A majority in a vote that reaches a preset threshold value larger than 50%. A qualified majority is often required instead of a simple majority for reaching a decision in particularly important matters such as modifying by-laws in an association.
- qualified minority
- French: majorité qualifiée
- German: qualifizierte Mehrheit
- Portuguese: maioria qualificada
- Spanish: mayoría calificada, mayoría cualificada
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