Определение first past the post в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer
(Politika Siyaset) A first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins: "Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system"; "first-past-the-post voting"
A first-past-the-post system for choosing members of parliament or other representatives is one in which the candidate who gets most votes wins. a first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins