/kɒndɒrˈseɪ/; French: [kɔ̃dɔʁsɛt]

Definitions

1. noun

A voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, and the winner is the candidate who is preferred by the most voters, taking into account the preferences of those who did not vote for them.

“The election used a Condorcet system, where voters ranked candidates in order of preference, and the winner was the candidate who had the fewest number of voters ranking them last.”

2. proper noun

Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794), a French philosopher, mathematician, and politician who is known for developing the Condorcet method.

“The French philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet was a pioneer in the field of voting theory.”