electionMethod
P539
predicate
Indicates the process or system used to select a candidate or make a decision in an election.
All labels observed (103)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| selectionMethod | 4,969 |
| electoralSystem | 3,086 |
| votingSystem | 1,969 |
| electionType | 787 |
| electionMethod canonical | 646 |
| usesVotingSystem | 350 |
| hasVotingSystem | 262 |
| electionSystem | 253 |
| hasElectoralSystem | 208 |
| typeOfElection | 121 |
| officeHolderSelectionMethod | 104 |
| decisionMethod | 66 |
| electoralSystemUsed | 65 |
| electionProcess | 51 |
| electoralProcess | 51 |
| electoralSystemType | 48 |
| votingSystemUsed | 29 |
| votingSystemType | 18 |
| electoralFormula | 13 |
| electoralSystemComponent | 12 |
| electoralSystemDetail | 12 |
| typeOfElectionSystem | 12 |
| votingSystemForSenate | 10 |
| electoralSystemPresidential | 9 |
| usedElectoralSystem | 9 |
| electionBasis | 8 |
| usesElectionSystem | 8 |
| votingSystemPresidential | 8 |
| appliesVotingSystem | 5 |
| electoralSystemForPresident | 5 |
| votingSystemForCommons | 5 |
| votingSystemForMembers | 5 |
| electoralSystemFamily | 4 |
| hasElectionMethod | 4 |
| legislativeElectionMethod | 4 |
| definesElectoralSystemFor | 3 |
| electionMode | 3 |
| electoralProcedure | 3 |
| electoralRule | 3 |
| electoralSystemForExecutive | 3 |
| electoralSystemForMayor | 3 |
| electoralSystemUsedSinceCreation | 3 |
| hasVotingSystemUpperHouse | 3 |
| presidentElectionMethod | 3 |
| presidentialElectionMethod | 3 |
| schoolBoardElectionMethod | 3 |
| usedVotingMethod | 3 |
| ballotSystem | 2 |
| candidateSelectionMethod | 2 |
| definesElectionMethodFor | 2 |
| electionProcessIncludes | 2 |
| electoralCollegeSystem | 2 |
| electoralProcessFor | 2 |
| electoralSystemSpecified | 2 |
| presidentElectionSystem | 2 |
| previousVotingSystem | 2 |
| usesElectoralMechanism | 2 |
| votingSystemForCouncil | 2 |
| votingSystemForSmallCommunes | 2 |
| MaineAllocationMethod | 1 |
| alternativeSelectionMechanism | 1 |
| cityCouncilElectionMethod | 1 |
| councilElectionMethod | 1 |
| councilSelectionMethod | 1 |
| definedReichstagElectionMethod | 1 |
| electionMethodAsVicePresident | 1 |
| electionSystemForHead | 1 |
| electionSystemForPresident | 1 |
| electorSelectionMethod | 1 |
| electoralReformBasis | 1 |
| electoralSystemForConstituencySeats | 1 |
| electoralSystemForGeneralSeats | 1 |
| electoralSystemForNationalCouncil | 1 |
| electoralSystemForQuotaSeats | 1 |
| electoralVoteSystem | 1 |
| governingElectionMethod | 1 |
| hasElectoralMethod | 1 |
| methodOfElection | 1 |
| originalSelectionMethod | 1 |
| previousElectionMethod | 1 |
| proportionalRepresentationMethod | 1 |
| proposedElectoralSystem | 1 |
| representativesElectionMethod | 1 |
| selectionMethodOfAldermen | 1 |
| selectionMethodOfDeputies | 1 |
| sistemaDeElección | 1 |
| speakerElectionMethod | 1 |
| statePresidentElectionMethod | 1 |
| suffetesMethodOfSelection | 1 |
| typeOfVotingSystem | 1 |
| typicalVotingSystem | 1 |
| usedFirstPastThePost | 1 |
| usesVotingSystemForElections | 1 |
| votingMethodForMember | 1 |
| votingMethodInPRBlocks | 1 |
| votingMethodInSingleMemberDistricts | 1 |
| votingSystemForElections | 1 |
| votingSystemForHouseDistrictSeats | 1 |
| votingSystemForPM | 1 |
| votingSystemForPartyListSeats | 1 |
| votingSystemIntroduced | 1 |
| 選舉機制 | 1 |
| 대통령선출방식 | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: electionMethod
Generated description
Indicates the process or system used to select a candidate or make a decision in an election.
Sample triples (13,320)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles City Council | elected by district via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| United Nations General Assembly | one state one vote via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| House of Councillors | mixed electoral system via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| House of Councillors | single non-transferable vote in multi-member districts via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| House of Councillors | open-list proportional representation via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| VPOTUS | elected indirectly by the Electoral College ⓘ |
| Mayor of Newton | direct popular election via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Multnomah County District Attorney | popular election via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Portland City Commissioner, Position 2 | popular vote via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Best Related Work | popular vote via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Best Graphic Story or Comic | popular vote of Worldcon members via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | popular vote via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | Single Transferable Vote via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | proportional representation via predicate surface "electoralSystem" ⓘ |
| President of Italy | indirect election via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Assembly of the Republic | proportional representation via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Palestinian Legislative Council | mixed electoral system via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Palestinian Legislative Council | proportional representation via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Palestinian Legislative Council | constituency-based voting via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| MURI | peer review via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| MURI | programmatic relevance review via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| 1937 Soviet legislative election | single-member constituencies via predicate surface "electoralSystem" ⓘ |
| Shropshire Council | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "usesVotingSystem" ⓘ |
| Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge | election by the Governing Body of Jesus College, Cambridge via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | voting by Hollywood Foreign Press Association members via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Templeton Prize | international panel of judges via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Government of Chile | direct popular vote via predicate surface "electionSystemForHead" ⓘ |
| 75th United States Congress | first-past-the-post (for House elections) via predicate surface "usesVotingSystem" ⓘ |
| 75th United States Congress | direct election of Senators (Seventeenth Amendment) via predicate surface "usesVotingSystem" ⓘ |
| Portland City Commissioner, Position 3 | popular vote via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Government of Oregon | popular vote via predicate surface "electoralSystem" ⓘ |
| Government of Oregon | vote-by-mail via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Senate of Zimbabwe | indirect election via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Senate of Zimbabwe | party-list proportional representation via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| President of Finland | two-round system via predicate surface "electionSystem" ⓘ |
| Massachusetts Senate | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Florida Senate | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Moscow City Duma | mixed electoral system via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Moscow City Duma | single-member districts via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Moscow City Duma | party-list proportional representation via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Mayor of Moscow | direct popular vote via predicate surface "electionType" ⓘ |
| Soviet military officers | conscription-based promotion from enlisted ranks via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Soviet military officers | graduation from military academies via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Oregon Legislative Assembly | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Sacramento City Council | single-member districts via predicate surface "electoralSystem" ⓘ |
| Sacramento City Council | nonpartisan elections via predicate surface "electoralSystem" ⓘ |
| Office of the Governor of California | statewide popular election via predicate surface "selectionMethod" ⓘ |
| Minority Leader of the California State Senate | internal caucus election ⓘ |
| Texas House of Representatives | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |
| Texas's 15th congressional district | first-past-the-post via predicate surface "votingSystem" ⓘ |