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'''Raynaud''' or '''Pairwise-Elimination''' is a [[Condorcet criterion|Condorcet method]] in which the loser of the strongest pairwise defeat is repeatedly eliminated until only one candidate remains. Usually, defeatDefeat strength is usually measured as either the absolute number of votes cast for the winning side (''winning votes''), or the number of votes for the winning side minus those for the losing side (''margins'').
InRaynaud contrastfails tothe most[[Plurality othercriterion]], Condorceteven methods usingwhen winning votes asis theused. measureIt of defeat strength, Raynaudalso fails the [[PluralityMonotonicity criterion]]. It also failssatisfies the [[MonotonicitySmith set|Smith criterion]].
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