ˌpanəˈshäzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, literally, mixture (of colors), from panacher to variegate, plume (from panache mixture of colors, bouquet of plumes, tuft, from Middle French pennache ) + -age
: a variation of the list system that permits the voter to redistribute names from several party lists into a list having names in an order of his own choice — compare cross-voting