“two-thirds”

The following 2 entries include the term two-thirds.

two-thirds rule

noun

: a political principle requiring that two thirds rather than a simple majority of the members of a politically organized group must concur in order to exercise the power to make decisions binding upon the whole group compare majority rule

two-thirds vote

noun

: a vote requiring the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of a politically organized group


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