unit rule
noun
: a rule under which a delegation to a national political convention casts its entire vote as a unit as determined by a majority vote
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During a meeting of the caucus Monday, members invoked the unit rule, meaning any member who votes against Kelly would be banished from the caucus.
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Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
Between 1962 and ’64, a series of Supreme Court rules struck down state-level malapportionment schemes like Georgia’s county unit rule.
—Rick Perlstein, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2021
The more flexible approaches to parking are an improvement over rigid space-per-unit rules, Hart said.
—Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
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Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
Between 1962 and ’64, a series of Supreme Court rules struck down state-level malapportionment schemes like Georgia’s county unit rule.
—Rick Perlstein, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2021
The more flexible approaches to parking are an improvement over rigid space-per-unit rules, Hart said.
—Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
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“Unit rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unit%20rule. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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