Condorcet criterion
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The Condorcet criterion is a voting system standard requiring that if a candidate would win every head-to-head contest against each other candidate, that candidate must be the overall election winner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Condorcet criterion canonical | 1 |
| Condorcet method | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Condorcet criterion Context triple: [Borda count, violatesProperty, Condorcet criterion]
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A.
Condorcet paradox
The Condorcet paradox is a voting theory phenomenon where collective preferences can become cyclic and inconsistent, even when individual voters’ preferences are perfectly rational and transitive.
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B.
Borda count
The Borda count is a ranked voting method in which voters order candidates and points are assigned based on position in each ranking, with the candidate having the highest total score winning.
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C.
Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem
The Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem is a fundamental result in social choice theory showing that every reasonable voting system with at least three options is susceptible to strategic manipulation by voters.
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D.
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
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E.
Sainte-Laguë method
The Sainte-Laguë method is a highest-averages system of party-list proportional representation that allocates seats more evenly between large and small parties than the d’Hondt method.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Condorcet criterion Target entity description: The Condorcet criterion is a voting system standard requiring that if a candidate would win every head-to-head contest against each other candidate, that candidate must be the overall election winner.
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A.
Condorcet paradox
The Condorcet paradox is a voting theory phenomenon where collective preferences can become cyclic and inconsistent, even when individual voters’ preferences are perfectly rational and transitive.
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B.
Borda count
The Borda count is a ranked voting method in which voters order candidates and points are assigned based on position in each ranking, with the candidate having the highest total score winning.
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C.
Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem
The Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem is a fundamental result in social choice theory showing that every reasonable voting system with at least three options is susceptible to strategic manipulation by voters.
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D.
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Arrow’s impossibility theorem is a foundational result in social choice theory showing that no voting system can convert individual preferences into a collective ranking while simultaneously satisfying a set of seemingly reasonable fairness criteria.
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E.
Sainte-Laguë method
The Sainte-Laguë method is a highest-averages system of party-list proportional representation that allocates seats more evenly between large and small parties than the d’Hondt method.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
social choice theory concept
ⓘ
voting system criterion ⓘ |
| appliesTo | single-winner voting methods ⓘ |
| assessedBy | examining pairwise majority matrices ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marquis de Condorcet's work on majority decisions ⓘ |
| assumes | voters submit preference rankings over candidates ⓘ |
| basedOn | pairwise majority preferences ⓘ |
| category |
electoral system criterion
ⓘ
normative property of voting rules ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Condorcet paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | head-to-head contests between candidates ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | utility-based criteria in social choice ⓘ |
| defines | Condorcet winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | existence of a Condorcet winner in every election ⓘ |
| field |
social choice theory
ⓘ
voting theory ⓘ |
| formalDefinition | If a candidate defeats every other candidate in pairwise majority contests, that candidate must be the unique winner ⓘ |
| goal | to ensure that broadly preferred candidates are elected ⓘ |
| implies | majority criterion ⓘ |
| influences | design of modern Condorcet methods ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marquis de Condorcet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notSatisfiedBy |
Borda count
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
instant-runoff voting ⓘ supplementary vote ⓘ |
| notSatisfiedBy | plurality voting ⓘ |
| originatedIn | 18th-century voting theory ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Condorcet method
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Condorcet winner ⓘ majority rule ⓘ pairwise comparison ⓘ |
| relevantFor | elections with three or more candidates ⓘ |
| requires | that a Condorcet winner, if it exists, must win the election ⓘ |
| satisfiedBy |
Black's method
NERFINISHED
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Copeland method NERFINISHED ⓘ Kemeny–Young method NERFINISHED ⓘ Minimax Condorcet method NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanson method NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranked Pairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Schulze method NERFINISHED ⓘ Tideman alternative methods that elect the Condorcet winner when one exists ⓘ |
| status | widely discussed standard in voting theory ⓘ |
| strongerThan | majority criterion ⓘ |
| usedToEvaluate |
consistency with majority preferences
ⓘ
fairness of voting rules ⓘ |
| violatedBy | any rule that can elect a candidate beaten head-to-head by another candidate ⓘ |
| violatedWhen | a non-Condorcet winner is elected despite existence of a Condorcet winner ⓘ |
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Subject: Condorcet criterion Description of subject: The Condorcet criterion is a voting system standard requiring that if a candidate would win every head-to-head contest against each other candidate, that candidate must be the overall election winner.
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Condorcet method