Meanings of weighted majority in English

The matter will go forward for discussion at congress where it will require a simple rather than weighted majority.

Crucially, such annual budgets only need the approval of a weighted majority of EU governments, meaning Britain wouldn't hold a veto.

Ironically, later in the day Congress will debate a motion to reduce the weighted majority from two-thirds to 60 per cent.

Under EU rules applying to the application, the Commission is obliged to approve cultivation unless a weighted majority of governments vote against it.

Through a weighted majority system, if enough MLAs from one community agree on an issue, they can exercise a veto in a Northern Assembly vote.