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Proportional-representation voting system
The quota or divide-and-rank methods make up a category of apportionment rules, i.e. algorithms for allocating seats in a legislative body among multiple
Quota_method
Electoral system quota formula
remainder method. In such cases, the Hare quota gives unbiased apportionments that do not favor either large or small parties. Unlike Droop's quota, the Hare
Hare_quota
Number of votes a candidate needs to win
known as the simple quota or Hamilton's quota) is the most commonly used quota for apportionments using the largest remainder method of party-list representation
Electoral_quota
Votes required to win a seat in proportional systems
the largest remainder method. Switzerland uses the Droop quota, calling it the Hagenbach-Bischof quota. Although common, the quota's use in proportional
Droop_quota
Rule for proportional allocation
divisor methods might violate the quota rule: they might give some agents less than their lower quota (quota rounded down) or more than their upper quota (quota
Highest_averages_method
with the regulations of the national polling commission and utilize the quota method. Sample sizes listed are for registered voters, and polls are listed
Opinion polling for the 2024 French legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2024_French_legislative_election
Multi-winner electoral system
preference. A quota (the minimum number of votes that guarantees election) is calculated by a specified method (STV generally uses the Hare or Droop quota), and
Single_transferable_vote
Formula in proportional-representation voting
Imperiali quota is a part of the Imperiali seat-allocation method of increasingly smaller quotas used in Belgium local elections. The Imperiali quota may be
Imperiali_quota
allocation. Within each constituency, seats are distributed using the Droop quota method. Voters may cast a preferential vote for a candidate on a party list
Next Slovenian parliamentary election
Next_Slovenian_parliamentary_election
Survey sampling method
Quota sampling is a method for selecting survey participants that is a non-probabilistic version of stratified sampling. In quota sampling, a population
Quota_sampling
Topics referred to by the same term
catch Electoral quota Quotas in electoral systems Quota rule, a requirement for systems of apportionment Largest remainder methods Quotaism, the concept
Quota
How choices are tallied under multi-winner ranked-choice voting
through the vote count process, the quota remains as set throughout the process. Meek's counting method recomputes the quota on each iteration of the count
Counting single transferable votes
Counting_single_transferable_votes
Mathematical principles
manpower planning (e.g. demographic quotas), and rounding percentages. Mathematically, an apportionment method is just a method of rounding real numbers to natural
Mathematics_of_apportionment
Method for allocating seats in parliaments
The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among
D'Hondt_method
Family of voting systems
Hare quota (which is the ratio of vote and seat totals), and in this case the share of seats under the largest remainder method using this quota happens
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list_proportional_representation
Proportional-representation electoral system
Sainte-Laguë method shows fewer apportionment paradoxes compared to largest remainder methods such as the Hare quota and other highest averages methods such as
Sainte-Laguë_method
Class of apportionment methods
Every quota-capped divisor method satisfies house monotonicity. Moreover, quota-capped divisor methods satisfy the quota rule. However, quota-capped
Rank-index_method
allocation. Within each constituency, seats are distributed using the Droop quota method. Voters may cast a preferential vote for a candidate on a party list
2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
2026_Slovenian_parliamentary_election
Method by which voters make a choice between options
method known as Dodgson's method. He also proposed a proportional representation system based on multi-member districts, quotas as minimum requirements
Electoral_system
Metric for fairness of apportionment methods
Droop's quota or Jefferson's method are strongly biased in favor of large parties, while rules based on Webster's method, Hill's method, or Hare's quota have
Seat_bias
Voting systems that use ranked ballots
a contingent ranked-vote election method that elects multiple members. It elects any candidates who achieve quota, and if necessary recursively eliminates
Ranked_voting
Pairwise-comparison electoral system
The Condorcet or majority-rule methods (English: /kɒndɔːrˈseɪ/; French: [kɔ̃dɔʁsɛ]) are a family of voting rules that always elect the majority-preferred
Condorcet_method
representation, with seats allocated through closed party lists using the quota method. Under the constitution's retained imperative mandate provisions, deputies
2026 Kazakh legislative election
2026_Kazakh_legislative_election
Titles of legislation
films, primarily as a method of preventing foreign markets from making inroads into the country's domestic film market. The screen quota system originated
Screen_quota
Societal organization method
Quotaism is the concept of organizing society by a quota system, whether by racial, gender, language or another demographic attribute. Examples of quotas
Quotaism
Proportional-representation voting system
selection and distribution of quota-excesses or surplus transfer votes." The provision described as "Clark's own" was the Gregory method (later also adopted for
Hare–Clark_electoral_system
Rule in math and political science
mathematics and political science, the quota rule describes a desired property of proportional apportionment methods. It says that the number of seats allocated
Quota_rule
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. Ifop-Fiducial and OpinionWay polls listed in the tables below starting
Opinion polling for the 2017 French presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2017_French_presidential_election
Voting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
under STV. Under STV, the quota, the share of the vote that guarantees election, is determined beforehand. The Droop quota is commonly used. In a three-seat
Proportional_representation
Proportional-representation ranked voting system
invented by Markus Schulze, who developed the Schulze method for resolving ties using a Condorcet method. Schulze STV is similar to CPO-STV in that it compares
Schulze_STV
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The Sofres poll conducted from 4 to 5 April 2002, marked with an asterisk
Opinion polling for the 2002 French presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2002_French_presidential_election
constituency ranges from one to 23. Seats are allocated using the Hare quota method. Primary elections to select presidential, congressional, and mayoral
2025 Honduran general election
2025_Honduran_general_election
election) Notable quotas Absolute majority (candidates must receive support at least half of voters Hare quota Droop quota Largest remainder method (supplemental
List_of_electoral_systems
Single-winner electoral system
method (/ˈʃʊltsə/), also known as the beatpath method, is a single winner ranked-choice voting rule developed by Markus Schulze. The Schulze method is
Schulze_method
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. Results of past regional elections from the Ministry of the Interior
Opinion polling for the 2021 French regional elections
Opinion_polling_for_the_2021_French_regional_elections
Combined trade barrier
economics, a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) (also called a tariff quota) is a two-tiered tariff system that combines import quotas and tariffs to regulate import
Tariff-rate_quota
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2017 French legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2017_French_legislative_election
Limit set by a system administrator restricting some file system usage
others. The method of administration for disk quotas varies between each of these operating systems. Unix-like systems typically provide a quota command for
Disk_quota
Proportional-representation ranked voting system
or any quota in between may be used for a CPO-STV election. Tideman recommends the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota (also known as the "exact Droop quota"), given
CPO-STV
Pathological behavior by an apportionment rule
Michel Balinski and Peyton Young, proved that any method of apportionment that does not violate the quota rule will result in paradoxes whenever there are
Apportionment_paradox
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. Local regression of polls conducted Opinion polling for the 2017 French
Opinion polling for the 2022 French legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2022_French_legislative_election
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The Ifop poll conducted from 23 to 24 March 2015 tested hypotheses in
Opinion polling for the 2015 French departmental elections
Opinion_polling_for_the_2015_French_departmental_elections
Party-list addition system in elections
proportional representation, seats are awarded for each quota of votes obtained. Any votes excess to the quota are lost. Under apparentment, parties combine their
Apparentment
Point-based ranked voting system
The Borda method or order of merit is a positional voting rule that gives each candidate a number of points equal to the number of candidates ranked below
Borda_count
Selection of decision-makers by random sample
In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal
Sortition
Personalized list proportional voting system
closed open list system is one where a candidate must reach a full electoral quota of votes on their own to be assured of winning a seat. The total number
Open_list
1924 United States immigration law
annual quota of any nationality from 3% of their 1910 population, per the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, to 2% as recorded in the 1890 census; a new quota was
Immigration_Act_of_1924
Surveying on French administration since 2017
composition of panels of respondents of every pollster are determined by the quota method as defined by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic
Opinion polling on the Emmanuel Macron presidency
Opinion_polling_on_the_Emmanuel_Macron_presidency
Numerical requirements for hiring members of a particular racial group
Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements or quotas for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular
Racial_quota
Plurality voting system
vote (STV) in particular was invented in 1819 by Thomas Wright Hill, and a quota-based electoral system was first used in a public election in 1840 by his
First-past-the-post_voting
about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics. A total quota of 210 athletes are allowed at the Games
Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Biathlon_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Qualification
Type of electoral system
majority-preferred winner, and as a result would be elected by any Condorcet method. Candidates are running in a 3-member district of 10 000 voters. Under non-transferable
Plurality_voting
Method of allocating seats in a parliament
methods in which a state never gets more seats than its upper quota, also satisfy house-monotonicity. An example is the Balinsky-Young quota method.
House_monotonicity
Criterion for proportional representation
majority in the legislature. Examples of quota-proportional methods include the expanding approvals rule, the method of equal shares, and the single transferable
Proportionality for solid coalitions
Proportionality_for_solid_coalitions
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. During the 2007 presidential election, Ipsos launched the first ever
Opinion polling for the 2007 French presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2007_French_presidential_election
American and French mathematician
449–463. doi:10.1016/0022-0531(74)90045-3. ——; Young, H. P. (1975). "The quota method of apportionment" (PDF). Amer. Math. Monthly. 82 (7): 701–730. doi:10
Michel_Balinski
Method of preserving regional representation
Quota system in Pakistan was established to give every region of the country representation in institutions according to their population. The Quota System
Quota_system_in_Pakistan
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2009 European Parliament election in France
Opinion_polling_for_the_2009_European_Parliament_election_in_France
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2014 European Parliament election in France
Opinion_polling_for_the_2014_European_Parliament_election_in_France
Electoral district with one representative in a legislature
No list Quota-remainder methods Single transferable vote (Hare, Droop) Schulze STV CPO-STV Quota Borda Approval-based committees Thiele's method Phragmen's
Single-member_district
their NPC, up to the maximum quota of one athlete per NPC per event. Any slots that could not be allocated under this method were allocated via the Bipartite
Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Taekwondo_at_the_2024_Summer_Paralympics
If an event quota is not filled through this method then the next NOC who has not received a quota is eligible. If there is still quotas remaining then
Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Luge_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Qualification
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. Starting on 12 January 2012, Ifop-Fiducial published a "rolling" poll
Opinion polling for the 2012 French presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2012_French_presidential_election
Single-winner electoral system
instant-runoff procedure to create hybrid election methods that are called Nanson's method and Baldwin's method. Both methods are designed to satisfy the Condorcet
Nanson's_method
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2002 French legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2002_French_legislative_election
Electoral pathology or paradox
the two-round system. Some quota-based apportionment methods also violate the rule, as can the randomized Condorcet method in cases of cyclic ties. The
Non-negative_responsiveness
Single-winner ranked-choice electoral system
under the plurality-with-elimination family of voting methods, and is thus closely related to methods like the two-round system and party primary. Instant-runoff
Instant-runoff_voting
Single-winner ranked vote system
The Copeland or Llull method is a ranked-choice voting system based on counting each candidate's pairwise wins and losses. In the system, voters rank candidates
Copeland's_method
Proportional electoral system
The Huntington–Hill method, sometimes called method of equal proportions, is a highest averages method for assigning seats in a legislature to political
Huntington–Hill_method
Principle of allocation
entitlements. Picking-sequences based on divisor methods are PM too. However, a picking-sequence based on the quota method is not PM. Resource monotonicity PM of
Population_monotonicity
Type of mixed electoral system
(top-up). If a party wins more FPTP district seats than the proportional quota received by the party-list vote, these surplus seats are called overhang
Mixed-member proportional representation
Mixed-member_proportional_representation
Federal Bundestag election regulation
Hare-Niemeyer method. Due to a change in the law passed in January 2008, the distribution of seats is now made according to the Sainte-Laguë/Schepers method. The
Electoral_system_of_Germany
Non-proportional electoral system
non-transferable vote, and block plurality voting, is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number
Plurality_block_voting
Multiple-winner electoral system
determine the number of votes needed to elect one seat is called the Droop quota and has value: votes seats + 1 {\displaystyle {\text{votes}} \over {{\text{seats}}+1}}
Cumulative_voting
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Brittany Centre-Val de
Opinion polling for the 2017 French presidential election by region
Opinion_polling_for_the_2017_French_presidential_election_by_region
Document used to cast votes in an election
averages method Webster/Sainte-Laguë D'Hondt Largest remainders method Quotas Droop quota/Hagenbach-Bischoff quota Hare quota Imperiali quota Mixed Parallel
Ballot
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2007 French legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2007_French_legislative_election
Anti-government students' movement
The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement
This is due to the use of quotas; list PR by a largest remainder method is similarly affected, though a highest averages method is not. Intuitively, a candidate
Issues affecting the single transferable vote
Issues_affecting_the_single_transferable_vote
Measure of equal representation
apportionment methods such as Sainte-Laguë method and D'Hondt method differ in the seats-to-votes ratio for individual parties. The Sainte-Laguë method optimizes
Seats-to-votes_ratio
Property of electoral systems
(when one exists) include Ranked pairs, Schulze's method, and the Tideman alternative method. Methods that do not guarantee that the Cordorcet winner will
Condorcet_winner
Way to distribute seats in a legislative body
D'Hondt method – higher seats-to-votes ratio for larger parties Droop quota Imperiali quota Huntington–Hill method These apportionment methods can be categorized
Apportionment_(politics)
Single-winner electoral system
Black's method is an election method proposed by Duncan Black in 1958 as a compromise between the Condorcet method and the Borda count. This method selects
Black's_method
Electoral lists used for gender parity
sequence, biproportional apportionment, and other rules can enforce gender quotas much more precisely, while introducing less distortion into party lists
Zipper_system
Method of allocating representative seats following elections
from 1946 to 1993. The Hagenbach-Bischoff quota was used to allocate seats in the districts, with the Hare quota being used to allocate seats at the national
National_remnant
Voting system
majoritarian one; and candidates need only achieve a quota (or the highest remaining fraction of a quota), to be elected. Multi-winner STV is used in Northern
Two-round_system
Overview of the students' movements demanding reforms in Bangladesh quota system
The quota reform movement in Bangladesh was organized to demand a reduction in government job quotas and shift toward merit-based recruitment. There were
Bangladesh quota reform movement
Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement
Policy to seize grain in the Soviet Union in the 1930s
The Ural-Siberian method was an extraordinary approach launched in the Soviet Union for the collection of grain from the countryside. It was introduced
Ural-Siberian_method
Multi-winner, semi-proportional electoral system
(the Droop quota), because n {\displaystyle n} +1 other candidates cannot each receive more than Candidate A (too many would not pass Droop quota) To determine
Single_non-transferable_vote
Single-winner electoral system
named on a ballot, and the candidate with the most votes is victorious. The method is designed to eliminate vote-splitting while keeping election administration
Approval_voting
Form of voting that allows delegation
receipt to indicate the validation or invalidation of their request. This method is allowed instead or early or mail voting. Proxy voting was intensely used
Proxy_voting
Variant of party-list voting system
averages method Webster/Sainte-Laguë D'Hondt Largest remainders method Quotas Droop quota/Hagenbach-Bischoff quota Hare quota Imperiali quota Mixed Parallel
Closed_list
Opinion polls regarding the 2019 European Parliament election in France
polling commission (Commission nationale des sondages) and utilize the quota method. The averages in the graphs below were constructed using polls listed
Opinion polling for the 2019 European Parliament election in France
Opinion_polling_for_the_2019_European_Parliament_election_in_France
Election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office
political parties control the method of nomination of candidates for office in the name of the party. Other methods of selecting candidates include
Primary_election
Single-winner electoral system
Tideman method, is a ranked voting method that determines a single winner from ballots that rank candidates in order of preference. The method is like
Ranked_pairs
Voting system
The Quota Borda system or quota preference score is a voting system that was devised by the British philosopher Michael Dummett and first published in
Quota_Borda_system
Theorem in political science
along a one-dimensional political spectrum, any Condorcet consistent voting method will elect the candidate preferred by the median voter. The median voter
Median_voter_theorem
Election result affecting losing candidate
occur in some methods of proportional representation, such as the single transferable vote (STV or RCV-PR) and the largest remainders method of party-list
Spoiler_effect
party lists seats if they register as a specific list and reach a lowered quota of 1 4 × 93 = 1 372 {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{4\times 93}}={\frac {1}{372}}}
2030 Hungarian parliamentary election
2030_Hungarian_parliamentary_election
Spoiler effect in RCV and two-round systems
candidate, which means they will be elected by any method compatible with majority-rule. However, in methods that strongly prioritize first preferences, these
Center_squeeze
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Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
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King of world is the single quote for this word. the person with this name would be more enchanting, Goal-oriented and would be able to adapt to any circumstances
Lokeshwaran | லோகேஷà¯à®µà®°à®£
Boy/Male
Hindu
King of world is the single quote for this word. the person with this name would be more enchanting, Goal-oriented and would be able to adapt to any circumstances
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Fortress; Tall
Girl/Female
Tamil
Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
Male
Greek
(Μεθόδιος) Greek name derived from methodos, METHODIOS means "method."
Boy/Male
Muslim
He was Ibn luqa he translate
Girl/Female
Tamil
Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vedhanth | வேதாநà¯à®¤
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Vedhanth | வேதாநà¯à®¤
Boy/Male
Muslim
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
Boy/Male
Indian
He was Ibn luqa he translate
Boy/Male
Tamil
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an official who was responsible for rounding up stray animals and placing them in a pound, from an agent derivative of Middle English pind(en) ‘to shut up or enclose’. Black and MacLysaght quote Woulfe’s opinion that in Ireland this is often a reduced form of Prendergast.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + strete ‘road’.Translation of Dutch Langestraet, cognate with 1.The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
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Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Irish Gaelic Parthalán, possibly PÀRLAN means "son of Talmai."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Yabets, JABEZ means "pain, sorrow." In the bible, this is the name of a member of Caleb's family.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord of Beauty
Girl/Female
Teutonic American French Latin
Free.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly West Midlands)
English (mainly West Midlands) : habitational name from Peyton in Sussex, named the Old English personal name Pǣga + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, or from some other place similarly named. Peyton in Essex has probably not contributed; it has a quite different early etymology, and even in the 16th century it was still Pakenho or Patenhall.Irish (mainly County Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin ‘descendant of Peatán’, a pet form of the personal name Pádraig (see Patrick). Outside County Donegal, the name is apparently mainly of English origin (see 1).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Lamp of God's Grace
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
Prosperity; Battle
Boy/Male
British, English
Man
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Life
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v. t.
To quote constantly or with great frequency.
n.
The quota of cards received from the dealer.
v. t.
To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Quote
v. t.
To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.
v. t. & i.
To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
v. t.
To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
n.
Quota; share.
n.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
n.
Part or proportion; quota.
imp. & p. p.
of Quote
v. t.
Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third persons in the past tenses, and always followed by its nominative, the word or words said being the object; as, quoth I. quoth he.
v.
Quoth; said. See Quoth.
n.
A note upon an author.
v. t.
To set down, as in writing.
v. t.
To notice; to observe; to examine.
interj.
Indeed; forsooth.
v. t.
To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.
n.
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
v. t.
To quote.