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a multimember constituency. Unlike single transferable voting (STV), preferential block voting is not a method for obtaining proportional representation
Block_preferential_voting
Type of multi-winner plurality/majority electoral system
secures every available seat. Block voting, or plurality block voting, is often compared with preferential block voting as both systems tend to produce
Block_voting
Non-proportional electoral system
Plurality block, also called as multiple non-transferable vote, and block plurality voting, is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections
Plurality_block_voting
Voting systems that use ranked ballots
of the single transferable vote List of electoral systems by country Matrix vote – Voting procedure Preferential block voting Rank aggregation – the input
Ranked_voting
Plurality voting system
(parallel voting) Nepal – as part of a mixed system (parallel voting) Oman – in single-member electoral districts, alongside plurality block voting Pakistan
First-past-the-post_voting
Upper house of the Parliament of Australia
first-past-the-post and block voting system, on a state-by-state basis. This was replaced in 1919 by preferential block voting. Block voting tended to produce
Australian_Senate
voting (IRV) is a ranked voting method used in single-winner elections. IRV is also known outside the US as the alternative vote (AV) or preferential
History and use of instant-runoff voting
History_and_use_of_instant-runoff_voting
Single-winner ranked-choice electoral system
Instant-runoff voting (IRV; US: ranked-choice voting (RCV), AU: preferential voting, UK/NZ: alternative vote) is a single-winner ranked voting election system
Instant-runoff_voting
Method to make collective decisions
block voting); more than one but fewer than are being elected in a multiple-member district (Limited voting). Most allow a voter to put just one vote
Voting
Multi-winner electoral system
such as first-past-the-post (FPTP), instant-runoff voting (IRV), and block voting – one party or voting bloc can take all seats in a district. The key to
Single_transferable_vote
Electoral system used in some cities and states
Ranked-choice voting (RCV) can refer to one of several ranked voting methods used in some cities and states in the United States. The term is not strictly
Ranked-choice voting in the United States
Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States
Election of Australia's 49th parliament
will contest the election. Australia has compulsory voting, with preferential instant-runoff voting in single-member seats. The 2025 Australian federal
Next Australian federal election
Next_Australian_federal_election
Federal legislature of Australia
first-past-the-post block voting, on a state-by-state basis. This was replaced in 1919 by preferential block voting. Block voting tended to produce landslide
Parliament_of_Australia
Pairwise-comparison electoral system
2018-12-22. Hogben, G. (1913). "Preferential Voting in Single-member Constituencies, with Special Reference to the Counting of Votes". Transactions and Proceedings
Condorcet_method
Voting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
(cumulative voting) have used PR for many years. Illinois used cumulative voting for decades in its state elections. San Francisco used preferential voting (Bucklin
Proportional_representation
Method by which voters make a choice between options
block voting may elect members of just one party so may be considered winner-take-all.[citation needed] In party block voting, voters can only vote for
Electoral_system
Single-winner ranked-voting electoral system
ranked-vote systems. Unlike the contingent vote, other ranked-vote systems – such as single transferable voting (STV), instant-runoff voting (IRV), Coombs'
Contingent_vote
chamber. A two-party-preferred vote (2PP) has been calculated since the 1919 change from first-past-the-post to preferential voting and subsequent introduction
List of Australian federal elections
List_of_Australian_federal_elections
Votes that do not impact an election
Commission tells voters that "there is no such thing as a wasted vote" due to preferential voting preventing candidates from finishing in third place or lower
Wasted_vote
Method of counting votes and determining results
Phragmén's voting rules are rules for multiwinner voting. They allow voters to vote for individual candidates rather than parties, but still guarantee
Phragmen's_voting_rules
the chamber. In 1919, the voting system changed from first-past-the-post to preferential voting. The two-party-preferred vote (2PP) has been commonly used
Politics_of_Australia
Single-winner electoral system
Approval voting is a single-winner rated voting system where voters approve of any number of candidates named on a ballot, and the candidate with the most
Approval_voting
Australian local elections
(resulting in eight total councillors). No form of preferential voting is in place, with plurality block voting − also referred to as first-past-the-post by
2028 Queensland local elections
2028_Queensland_local_elections
Method of Voting". Mixed single vote Mixed-member proportional representation Scorporo or negative vote transfer systems Instant-runoff voting Semi-proportional
Mixed ballot transferable vote
Mixed_ballot_transferable_vote
Illegal interference with the process of an election
electoral fraud. Preferential voting systems such as score voting and single transferable vote, and in some cases, instant-runoff voting, can reduce the
Electoral_fraud
2011 referendum in the UK on reforming the voting system
"optional preferential voting", in that voters would not be obliged to rank every candidate in order of preference in order to cast a valid vote. Schedule
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum
Voting system
on to a second election (a second round of voting). The two-round system is in the family of plurality voting systems that also includes single-round plurality
Two-round_system
one vote for a candidate) ranked (preferential voting; ordinal voting) (allows vote transfers) score (cardinal voting) Decision rule No quotas Plurality
List_of_electoral_systems
Voting systems using paired comparisons
Round-robin, paired comparison, or tournament voting methods, are a set of ranked voting systems that choose winners by comparing every pair of candidates
Round-robin_voting
Single-winner electoral system
Preliminary version in Voting Matters, 17:9-19, 2003. Douglas R. Woodall, Properties of Preferential Election Rules, Voting Matters, issue 3, pages 8–15
Schulze_method
Comparative politics for electoral systems
methods to compare voting systems: Metrics of voter satisfaction, either through simulation or survey. Adherence to logical criteria. Voting methods can be
Comparison of electoral systems
Comparison_of_electoral_systems
House elections for the 120th U.S. Congress
districts across each of the fifty U.S. states, and five of the six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories
2026 United States House of Representatives elections
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
Subnational legislature in Australia
fixed four-year terms in single-member constituencies using preferential voting. Voting is compulsory, and elections take place on the last Saturday
Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
Parliaments_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories
Representative subdivisions
plurality block voting (where voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled), list proportional representation, single transferable vote elections
Electoral_district
Class of ranked-choice electoral systems
Positional voting is a ranked voting electoral system in which the options or candidates receive points based on their rank position on each ballot and
Positional_voting
Partially compensatory electoral system
mixed-member majoritarian representation, parallel voting.[citation needed] Like in parallel voting, a party that can gerrymander local districts can win
Vote_linkage
Individual voter's first choice
politics, where ranked voting has been universal at federal, state, and local levels since the 1920s. "Explainer: What is preferential voting?". Special Broadcasting
First-preference_vote
Property of electoral systems
Plurality voting Instant-runoff voting Borda count Approval Voting Coombs' rule Bucklin voting (and the closely related median voting) Score Voting With plurality
Condorcet_winner
Multiwinner voting rules
Thiele's voting rules are rules for multiwinner voting. They allow voters to vote for individual candidates rather than parties, but still guarantee proportional
Thiele's_voting_rules
Class of electoral systems
the system sometimes came to operate like plurality block voting or single non-transferable voting. In two states, it was found to violate the state constitution
Bucklin_voting
Australian local elections
(resulting in eight total councillors). No form of preferential voting is in place, with plurality block voting − also referred to as first-past-the-post by
2024 Queensland local elections
2024_Queensland_local_elections
Electoral systems with independent candidate ratings
Rated, evaluative, graded, or cardinal voting rules are a class of voting methods that allow voters to state how strongly they support a candidate, by
Rated_voting
Topics referred to by the same term
Communications and Entertainment Limited Party block voting (also known as the 'general ticket') Preferential block voting Pnar language (ISO 639 language code:
PBV
Mixed electoral system with compensation
The alternative vote plus (AV+), or alternative vote top-up, is a semi-proportional voting system. AV+ was devised by the 1998 Jenkins Commission which
Alternative_vote_plus
the total amount of councillors to eight. Preferential voting was removed and replaced by plurality block voting (also referred to as first-past-the-post
2024 Ipswich City Council election
2024_Ipswich_City_Council_election
plurality block voting. Rockhampton Regional Council is a divided council composed of seven single-member divisions, utilising optional preferential voting. Woorabinda
Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections in Central Queensland
Results_of_the_2024_Queensland_local_elections_in_Central_Queensland
Point-based ranked voting system
respect, it is similar to other ranked voting systems such as instant-runoff voting, the single transferable vote or Condorcet methods. The integer-valued
Borda_count
Electoral system thresholds
preference, it is defined by the candidate vote. The modified d'Hondt electoral system is another preferential party system, which allows to rank parties
Spare_vote
all other electoral districts used instant-runoff voting alternative voting / preferential voting. As well, by-elections held in Edmonton, Calgary and
History and use of the single transferable vote
History_and_use_of_the_single_transferable_vote
Proportional multi-winner electoral system in US
Above/below the line voting STV MMP Multiple states ban ranked-choice voting for local elections, which prevents the use of single transferable vote (STV), but
Proportional representation in the United States
Proportional_representation_in_the_United_States
Criterion that prevents lesser-evil voting
having to engage in lesser-evil voting or a strategy called "decapitation" (removing the "head" off a ballot). Most rated voting systems satisfy the criterion
Sincere_favorite_criterion
American television awards
be a judge. Depending on the category, voting is done using either a ratings score criteria or a preferential scoring system. All the drama acting categories
Emmy_Awards
Political issue in New Zealand
(MPs) depending on their population. In the multiple-seat districts, block voting was used; in the single-seat districts, basic first-past-the-post (FPP)
Electoral reform in New Zealand
Electoral_reform_in_New_Zealand
Voting method in mixed-member systems
and mixed majoritarian systems (such as parallel voting) where voters cast two votes, split-ticket voting is not possible under MSV. This significantly reduces
Mixed_single_vote
Probabilistic Condorcet method
ISSN 1099-1743. R. L. Rivest and E. Shen. An optimal single-winner preferential voting system based on game theory. In Proceedings of 3rd International
Maximal_lotteries
Method of counting ballots following elections
various European cities. MES can be described as a member of a class of voting methods called expanding approvals rules introduced earlier in 2019 by Aziz
Method_of_equal_shares
Form of political manipulation
(diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts) or "packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power in one
Gerrymandering
American politician and lawyer (born 1962)
Representatives by a vote of 121–23, leading to his suspension. The articles of impeachment included allegations that Paxton gave preferential treatment to a
Ken_Paxton
national vote share and its share of parliamentary seats. In addition to voting for a political party, voters may cast three preferential votes for specific
2024 Austrian legislative election
2024_Austrian_legislative_election
Principle that voting for a candidate should help them
principle of one man, one vote. Positional methods and score voting satisfy the participation criterion. All deterministic voting rules that satisfy pairwise
Participation_criterion
Number of votes a candidate needs to win
sk/public/media/18214/09%20Dancisin.pdf Woodall, Douglass. "Properties of Preferential Election Rules". Voting Matters (3). Henry R. Droop. "On Methods of Electing Representatives
Electoral_quota
Direct vote on a specific proposal
members in favour of allowing more than two options, and 52% favouring preferential voting in such cases. Other people regard a non-majoritarian methodology
Referendum
Personalized list proportional voting system
28 May 2022. Vorzugsstimmenvergabe bei einer Nationalratswahl ("Preferential voting in a federal election") Archived 2019-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
Open_list
Electoral systems Scorporo Electoral threshold Plurality voting Mixed single vote Block voting Referendum List of Hungarian constituencies Alkotmányos
Electoral_system_of_Hungary
included Block Voting, Single transferable voting, Limited voting and a system where each seat was filled through a separate contest. Limited voting usually
Elections_in_Canada
2013–2017 Bulgarian political alliance
only place for the alliance in the European Parliament due to the preferential voting in his favour. Blue Coalition, a previous centre-right electoral
Reformist_Bloc
Use of approximation algorithms in voting
Implicit utilitarian voting is a voting system[example needed] in which agents are assumed to have utilities for each alternative, but they express their
Implicit_utilitarian_voting
total amount of councillors to eight. No form of preferential voting is in place, with plurality block voting (also referred to as first-past-the-post by the
2020 Queensland local elections
2020_Queensland_local_elections
Proof all ranked voting rules have spoilers
option, C. The result is often cited in discussions of voting rules, where it shows no ranked voting rule can eliminate the spoiler effect. This result was
Arrow's_impossibility_theorem
Electoral pathology or paradox
All, TMF: 15.1% Quas, Anthony (2004-03-01). "Anomalous Outcomes in Preferential Voting". Stochastics and Dynamics. 04 (1): 95–105. doi:10.1142/S0219493704000912
Non-negative_responsiveness
Group decision-making aiming for universal agreement
must be heard". The Modified Borda Count voting method has been advocated as more 'consensual' than majority voting, by, among others, by Ramón Llull in 1199
Consensus_decision-making
Single-winner electoral system
S; Nurmi, Hannu (2018). Voting procedures for electing a single candidate : proving their (in)vulnerability to various voting paradoxes. Cham, Switzerland:
Black's_method
Single-winner electoral system
placed. Hogben, G. (1913). "Preferential Voting in Single-member Constituencies, with Special Reference to the Counting of Votes". Transactions and Proceedings
Nanson's_method
Type of common or preferred stock
shares generate income which gets preferential tax treatment, and most companies do not give preferred shareholders voting rights. These shares may also be
Class_B_share
(electoral district) using full-preferential instant-runoff voting. Senators were elected by single transferable vote and proportional representation
1974 Australian federal election
1974_Australian_federal_election
{\displaystyle {\dfrac {1}{1+1}}} ) of the vote to win a seat under preferential voting, whereas for first past the post voting a candidate can theoretically win
Section 13 of the Constitution of Australia
Section_13_of_the_Constitution_of_Australia
cast multiple votes (plurality block voting). This was in use until 1990 (except for a small break in the 1950s when instant-runoff voting for each seat
Politics_of_British_Columbia
Ballot option to not vote for any candidate
"scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system
None_of_the_above
introduced preferential voting for both houses of parliament – instant-runoff voting for the House of Representatives and preferential block voting for the
1919 Australian federal election
1919_Australian_federal_election
Change in an electoral system
transferable voting, a two-round system (runoff voting), instant-runoff voting (alternative voting, ranked-choice voting, or preferential voting), instant
Electoral_reform
senator to fill a casual vacancy. The election was the first to use preferential block voting following the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. The Nationalist
1919 Australian Senate election
1919_Australian_Senate_election
Electoral system criterion
voting systems, including approval and score voting, satisfy the criterion as well. Consider a preferential system where 11 voters express their preferences
Reversal_symmetry
Award for documentary films
selected by the Documentary Branch based on a preliminary ballot. A second preferential ballot determines the five nominees. Prior to the 78th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature_Film
Annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
the same time, the voting system was switched from first-past-the-post to instant runoff voting (also known as preferential voting). In 2011, the Academy
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
Single-winner ranked voting rule
electors voting against their least-favorite candidate; the candidate ranked last by the most voters is eliminated. The method fails several voting system
Coombs'_method
Property of electoral systems
and instant-runoff (or ranked-choice) voting. Rules that are not susceptible to it include all positional voting rules (such as first-preference plurality
Consistency_criterion
State legislature of Victoria, Australia
has compulsory voting and uses full preferential voting in single-member seats for the Legislative Assembly, and single transferable vote in multi-member
Parliament_of_Victoria
Nonpartisan blanket primary
candidates. Hoag, Clarence Gilbert (1914). Effective Voting: An Article on Preferential Voting and Proportional Representation. U.S. Government Printing
Top-four_primary
where Single transferable voting (STV) was used in 1926. STV was utilized in the three largest cities and Instant-runoff voting was used everywhere else
1926_Alberta_general_election
could vote. Voting took place via a modified Borda count. In the second round, voting was opened also to all resident citizens above 18 who could vote for
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election
Axioms for Multiwinner Voting". arXiv:2302.01989 [cs.GT]. Woodall, Douglas R. (1997-06-27). "Monotonicity of single-seat preferential election rules". Discrete
Expanding_approvals_rule
Financial institution and UN specialized agency
quota also determines its relative voting power. Thus, financial contributions from member governments are linked to voting power in the organization. This
International_Monetary_Fund
Election for the 47th Parliament of Australia
preferential voting work in Australia?". ABC News. Retrieved 29 April 2022. Rushforth, Charles (29 April 2022). "Confused About Preferences In Voting
2022 Australian federal election
2022_Australian_federal_election
Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010, 2012–2018, 2023–present)
government of Vladimír Mečiar, Fico received the biggest number of preferential votes among his party colleagues. A year later, when support for the SDĽ
Robert_Fico
Fund used for illegal purposes
officials in efforts to pay influential people discreetly in return for preferential treatment, advance information (such as non-public information in financial
Slush_fund
Leader of China since 2012
on the mainland and in February 2018 the PRC government announced 31 preferential policies for Taiwan people on matters of industry, finance, taxation
Xi_Jinping
Former political party in Australia
prevailing preferential voting system. Since all sitting ALP and QLP members were opposed by a candidate from the other faction, the Labor vote was split
Queensland_Labor_Party_(1957)
Upper house of Parliament of Victoria, Australia
have above and below the line voting. Voting above the line requires only a '1' being placed in one box, and group voting tickets (GVTs) have been used
Victorian_Legislative_Council
Defunct political party in New Zealand
government debt. In a single line, both a "free and open market" and preferential use of local suppliers in housing and infrastructure. Ending "excessive
New_Zealand_Loyal
Free trade agreement
the planned deal will eliminate 93% of tariffs to the EU and grant "preferential treatment" for the remaining 7%. The deal will allow increased access
EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement
EU–Mercosur_Partnership_Agreement
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Reverential Salutation
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Male
English
The Badger
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Victor conquerer, the "opener" (eg: surah al-Fath)
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Rare Precious
Boy/Male
Tamil
Female
Egyptian
, the daughter of Hor-mi-nuter.
Girl/Female
Russian
Christian.
Girl/Female
Indian
Gift
Male
English
Contracted form of English Abishalom, ABSALOM means "father of peace." In the bible, this is the name of a son of king David.Â
Biblical
selling; knowing
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One with Moral Values
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Reckoner
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
BLOCK PREFERENTIAL-VOTING
a.
Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
a.
Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.
a.
Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
n.
The striking of a clock.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
a.
Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.