English
election thresholdelection threshold
From election + threshold.
A compound of election + threshold
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Latin ēligō ‘to pluck out, to choose’
Latin ēlectiō ‘choice, selection’
Anglo-Norman eleccioun
Middle English eleccioun
English election
Middle English threschwolde ‘a door-sill’
English threshold
Today it means
noun A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.
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Etymograph / election threshold
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