party list

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party list (plural party lists)

  1. An ordered list of political candidates registered by a political party that determines which candidates are elected based on how many votes the party gets in an election.
    • 2009, Allen Hicken, Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies, page 148:
      Each party was required to submit a list of candidates for voters to consider, and voters cast two votes: one vote for a district representative and one for a party list.
    • 2017, William Roberts Clark, Matt Golder, Sona Nadenichek Golder, Principles of Comparative Politics, page 557:
      Candidates that are important in the party hierarchy can be guaranteed relatively safe seats by being placed toward the top of the party list, whereas candidates who fail to toe the party line can be placed toward the bottom of the party list.
    • 2022, Bryon Moraski, Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine, page 236:
      Although Russian candidates could win district contests while simultaneously holding electable positions on a party list, they could also decline the list mandate, which would then go to the next person on the party's list.
  2. A list of people invited to a party.
    • 2007, Michael Viner, Shattered Dreams, Broken Promises: The Cost of Coming to America, page 173:
      I had a strange party list. I did not invite friends on my birthday. I invited just kids who danced well and looked beautiful.
    • 2012, Brendan T. Hoffman, Daddy's Promise, page 73:
      That night she sat on the lanai and filled out her party list and invitations.
    • 2019, Edward Elley, Changing Tides:
      This special invite now made my party list up to eleven.

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