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'''Simple majority''' (also called a "relative majority") may refer to:
* [[Majority]], a voting requirement of more than half of all votes cast
* A[[Plurality (voting)]], a voting requirement of more ballotsvotes cast for a proposition than for any other single option, referred to in the U.S. as a [[plurality]].
* [[First-past-the-post voting]], the single-winner version of an election with [[plurality voting]] and one vote per person
 
== See also ==
''In American usage'':
* A[[Supermajority]], a voting requirement of morea thanspecified 50%level of allsupport ballotswhich cast,is referredgreater to outsidethan the U.S."one ashalf" anthreshold [[absoluteused for a simple majority]].
''Usage outside the U.S.''
* A voting requirement of more ballots cast for a proposition than for any other single option, referred to in the U.S. as a [[plurality]].
 
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