The phrase
"small plurality" means a slight or narrow lead or advantage that is not very large or significant. It refers to a situation where one option or group has more votes or support than the others, but the margin or difference between them is not substantial.
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«small»
«plurality»
Sentences with «small plurality»
- In August 1972, more than a year before the military coup, the CIA funded a 300 - page economic blueprint which it supplied to the country's military and some of the most ambitious business families in an effort to hasten the overthrow of Salvador Allende's socialist government, which had been elected by a small plurality in 1970. (michael-hudson.com)
- «An overwhelming majority of downstaters feel the state is on the right track, as do a small plurality of upstaters.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
- It's often said in UK politics that the Conservatives usually require a 7 percent lead in the popular vote to gain an overall majority of seats in the House of Commons; but the Labour party can get a majority with practically no lead at all (indeed it's not inconceivable that the Conservatives could have a small plurality of votes and Labour still have a majority of seats). (politics.stackexchange.com)
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