FIRST-PAST-THE-POST

Meaning of FIRST-PAST-THE-POST in English

adjective

[ only before noun ] ( of a system of elections ) in which only the person who gets the most votes is elected

—compare proportional representation

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FIRST PAST THE POST — winning a race by being the first to reach the finishing line. ↘ Brit. denoting an electoral system in which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — ˌfirst-past-the-ˈpost BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] British English a first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — A ~ system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Under his scheme they would be elected by something close to Britain's first-past-the-post system.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST PAST THE POST — a phrase describing the British election system, in which the person with the highest number of votes is the winner, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — прил. ; брит. (об избирательной системе) отдающий победу кандидату, набравшему простое большинство голосов: как минимум на один голос больше, чем …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRST-PAST-THE-POST — прил.; брит. (об избирательной системе) отдающий победу кандидату, набравшему простое большинство голосов: как минимум на один голос больше, чем кто-л. из …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POST — I. ˈpōst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, & Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAST — I. ˈpast, ˈpaa(ə)st, ˈpaist, ˈpȧst adjective Etymology: Middle English passed, past, from past participle of passen to pass 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POST — post 1 — postless , adv. — postlike , adj. /pohst/ , n. 1. a strong piece of timber, metal, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAST — /past, pahst/ , adj. 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAST — I. ˈpast adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass Date: 14th century 1. a. : ago …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POST — adj hired to do what is wrong; suborned. 2. post ·adv with post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel …
Webster English vocab
PAST — adv by; beyond; as, he ran past. 2. past ·prep above; exceeding; more than. 3. past ·prep beyond, in time; …
Webster English vocab
POST- — [post-] prefix [ME, fr. L, fr. post; akin to Lith pas at, Gk apo away from--more at of] 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAST — [past] adj [ME, fr. pp. of passen to pass] (14c) 1 a: ago "12 years ~" b: just gone or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAST — past BrE AmE pɑːst § pæst AmE pæst ▶ ˌ past ˈ master BrE AmE ▶ ˌ past ˈ participle, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POST — / pəʊst; NAmE poʊst/ noun , verb ■ noun LETTERS 1. ( BrE ) (also mail NAmE , BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — / pɑːst; NAmE pæst/ adjective , noun , preposition , adverb ■ adjective 1. gone by in time : in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POST — I. post 1 S2 W2 /pəʊst $ poʊst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ post , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAST — I. past 1 S1 W1 /pɑːst $ pæst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Old past participle of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POST — n., v., & adv. --n. 1 Brit. the official conveyance of parcels, letters, etc. (send it by post). 2 Brit. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POST — n., v., & adv. n. 1 Brit. the official conveyance of parcels, letters, etc. (send it by post). 2 Brit. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POST — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a long stout piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground etc.: …
Oxford English vocab
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1. gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
POST — I. LETTERS, PARCELS, AND INFORMATION /poʊst/ ( posts, posting, posted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — ( pasts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter past (sth) British English ( also (a) quarter after (sth) American English …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — (BEYOND) [preposition], [adverb] [not gradable] - in or to a position that is beyond a particular pointI live on Station …
Cambridge English vocab
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
POST — Synonyms and related words : Hermes, Iris, Mercury, PP, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, RD, RFD, Samson post, accredit, acquaint, acropolis, advertise, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAST — See ↑ AFTER 3, ↑ PASS/GO PAST 1, ↑ PAST 1, ↑ TIME 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be living in …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAST — INDEX: 1. the past 2. all the things that have happened in the past 3. when something happened or was …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST
Longman Activator English vocab
PAST — n. 25B6; adjective memories of times past : GONE (BY), over (and done with), no more, done, bygone, former, (of) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — n. 25B6; adjective the first chapter : EARLIEST, initial, opening, introductory. first principles : FUNDAMENTAL, basic, rudimentary, primary; key, cardinal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAST — adj. 1 over, done, finished, (over and) done with, gone (and forgotten), dead (and buried or gone), defunct The day …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAST — preposition 1 BAD : I was 8 years old when my father past away. GOOD : I was 8 years …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FIRST — adverb BAD : At first, I would like to introduce myself. GOOD : First of all, I would like to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POST — I 1. сущ. 1) мачта, подпорка, свая, стойка, столб, кол, шест Syn : pole, pillar 1., column 2) столб, ограничивающий …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAST — 1. сущ. 1) прошлое; прошедшее in the past ≈ в прошлом to recapture the past ≈ вернуть прошлое checkered past …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST — 1. числ. поряд. первый а) первый по счету; следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POST — post.ogg _I 1. pəʋst n 1. 1> столб telegraph distance post - телеграфный километровый столб 2> спорт. столб (у старта …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PAST — past.ogg 1. pɑ:st n 1. (the past) 1> прошлое, минувшее, прошедшее we cannot change the past - прошлого не воротишь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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