Proper noun
Condorcet method
A voting system that selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election
As noted above, if there is no Condorcet winner a further method must be used to find the winner of the election, and this mechanism varies from one Condorcet method to another. Source: Internet
Definition A Condorcet method is a voting system that will always elect the Condorcet winner; this is the candidate whom voters prefer to each other candidate, when compared to them one at a time. Source: Internet
Ramon Llull devised the earliest known Condorcet method in 1299. citation His method did not have voters express orders of preference; instead, it had a round of voting for each of the possible pairings of candidates. Source: Internet
Demonstration and commentary on Condorcet method. Source: Internet
Nashville will thus win an election held under any possible Condorcet method. Source: Internet
Nonetheless an ambiguity is always possible, and so every Condorcet method must be capable of determining a winner when this occurs. Source: Internet