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The '''Condorcet candidate''', '''Pairwise Champion''' (PC), '''beats-all winner''', or '''Condorcet winner''' (CW) of an [[election]] is the candidate who is preferred by more voters than any other candidate. This is determined by observing whether more voters rank or score the Condorcet winner higher than each of the other candidates than the other way around. |
The '''Condorcet candidate''', '''Pairwise Champion''' (PC), '''beats-all winner''', or '''Condorcet winner''' (CW) of an [[election]] is the candidate who is preferred by more voters than any other candidate in [[Pairwise counting|pairwise matchups]]. This is determined by observing whether more voters rank or score the Condorcet winner higher than each of the other candidates than the other way around. |
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The '''Condorcet criterion''' for a [[voting system]] is that it chooses the beats-all winner when one exists. Any method conforming to the Condorcet criterion is known as a [[Condorcet method]]. |
The '''Condorcet criterion''' for a [[voting system]] is that it chooses the beats-all winner when one exists. Any method conforming to the Condorcet criterion is known as a [[Condorcet method]]. |
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