uninominal
Definitions
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- adjective Having one member from each district
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Relating to one name only.
- adjective Consisting of a single word or term, as a zoölogical or botanical name; also, specifying that system of nomenclature in which objects are designated by such names.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature)
Examples
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The system who rules Venezuelan election started in fact with the elections of 1998 which for the first time separated congress from president and completed the development to the long sought aim of a direct link between the elector and his representative by electing now more than half the representatives through uninominal districts.
Note
The word 'uninominal' comes from Latin roots meaning 'one' and 'name'.
