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- noun The successful side of an election in which victory is
not based onnumerical majority but wheregreater weight has been given to the votes of some electors based on theirauthority , intellectual prowess, moral standing, purity of intent, and fairness of judgment.
Etymologies
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Latin, "greater and sounder part"
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