Examples of 'supermajority' in a sentence

Meaning of "supermajority"

Supermajority is a term used in politics to describe a majority that is greater than a simple majority, often required for certain decisions
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  • A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.

How to use "supermajority" in a sentence

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It required a supermajority of seventy votes in the chamber.
We would have lost our supermajority.
A supermajority of the panel did agree to this prediction.
Republicans hold a supermajority in the lower chamber.
A supermajority of five votes is required to conduct council business.
A mandate for change and a supermajority.
That kind of supermajority is hard to attain.
We exceeded that goal and today have a supermajority.
Supermajority vote requirements to approve mergers.
The double majority is a type of supermajority similar to an absolute majority.
Supermajority control of the process was a principal feature of corporate reorganizing statutes.
None of those states require supermajority approval for tax hikes.
Supermajority and referendum requirements are one way to limit the legislature.
Democrats can not get elected to national office without a supermajority of.
Republican supermajority in the house.

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The legislature may be able to override the veto by means of a supermajority vote.
Requires a supermajority to raise taxes.
And activation of the systemic facilities would require a supermajority decision by creditors.
Supermajority and do anything.
Congress can override a veto via a supermajority vote in both chambers.
A supermajority of bridges.
Invitations are made to those receiving supermajority support from the selection committee.
Supermajority creditors would sweep along any dissident minority and remove the possibility of holdout creditors.
We have a supermajority.
France celebrates its new President elected by a supermajority.
Some states require a supermajority for passage of a constitutional amendment or statutory initiative.
These constitutions often contain provisions requiring supermajority thresholds for change.
The paper concludes that supermajority requirements have significantly reduced taxes.
The Republicans as a whole currently hold a supermajority in the chamber.
The supermajority is gone.
The party that wins more centenals around the world wins the Supermajority.
A supermajority in both houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.
We would have lost our supermajority If tilden lost his seat.
The Democrats retained their supermajority.
The Democrats also now hold a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature.
Republicans have a majority in the Ohio House of Representatives and a supermajority in the Ohio Senate.
Bhutto securing supermajority in the Parliament.
In constitutional law, he has focused especially on majority and supermajority rules.
Members can only be fired by a supermajority of the Facebook board of directors.
Typical solutions, in this condition, are concurrent majority and supermajority rules.
This is the only supermajority required in the British Constitution.
But a Presidential veto may be overridden by supermajority vote in Congress.
To be effective, those other supermajority provisions must be included in the articles of incorporation.
They will not be able to maintain their two-thirds supermajority.
Democrats have a supermajority in Oregon.
Fourth, a supermajority of creditors could vote to accept new terms under a restructuring agreement.
Legislature passed bill without supermajority required for revenue-raising bills.
However, once he had to leave, only four votes were needed to make for a supermajority.
A conviction requires a supermajority of two-thirds and results in automatic removal from power.
A simple majority vote is required to dismiss the case ; a supermajority is required for conviction.

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