runoff
A "runoff" refers to the process in which a second round of voting is held when no candidate in an election receives the majority of votes required to win. The two candidates who received the highest number of votes in the initial election compete against each other to determine the final winner.
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Related Concepts (18)
- agricultural runoff
- contaminants in runoff water
- environmental consequences of runoff
- erosion caused by runoff
- impacts of runoff on aquatic ecosystems
- industrial runoff
- nonpoint source pollution
- rainfall
- rainfall intensity
- runoff and water quality degradation
- runoff from construction sites
- runoff in coastal areas
- runoff pollution in rivers and streams
- runoff prevention and control measures
- soil erosion
- stormwater runoff
- urban runoff management
- urbanization and increased runoff