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== Notes ==
For both the majority and [[Mutual majority criterion|mutual majority criterion]], the size of the majority may either be an absolute majority of all voters, or an absolute majority of voters who have any preference between the candidates, depending on how it's defined. For example: <blockquote>30 A>B
20 B>A
5 C>A
50 A=B=C </blockquote>A is the 1st choice of the majority of voters who have any preference between the three candidates, but not a majority of all voters.
See the [[mutual majority criterion#Notes]] article for an example where a candidate preferred by a [[plurality]] of voters as their 1st choice who [[pairwise counting|pairwise beat]] all other candidates wasn't guaranteed to win under the majority criterion. The [[Condorcet criterion]] guarantees the election of such a candidate, by virtue of them pairwise beating all others.
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