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- verb transitive To
cut intosmaller pieces ,parts , orsections . - verb transitive, informal To
lacerate ; towound bymultiple lacerations ; toinjure ordamage by cutting, or as if by cutting. - verb transitive, idiomatic To
distress mentally or emotionally. - verb transitive, idiomatic, dated To severely
criticize orcensure ; to subject tohostile criticism. - verb intransitive, idiomatic To behave like a
clown orjokester (acut-up ); tomisbehave ; to act in aplayful ,comical ,boisterous , orunruly manner to elicit laughter, attention, etc. - verb transitive, idiomatic, UK To
aggressively move in front of another vehicle while driving. US:cut off . - adjective Having been cut into smaller pieces.
- adjective Wounded with multiple
lacerations . - adjective idiomatic Emotionally
upset ; mentally distressed.
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- adjective cut into pieces
- verb separate into isolated compartments or categories
- verb destroy or injure severely
- verb significantly cut up a manuscript
- verb cut to pieces
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bilby commented on the word cut up
In Tasmania (Australia), this is used as a noun or a verb to describe the distribution of a candidate's second and lower preference votes when they are eliminated from a Hare-Clark (voting system) count.
April 5, 2024
bilby commented on the word cut up
Let's say there are 10 candidates standing in a division, which elects 5 members to the House of Assembly. A valid vote has to number at least 5 candidates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and can continue (or not) all the way to 10. In the first count, ballots are sorted into piles according to the number 1 vote. The candidate with the lowest total is declared eliminated. Their pile of votes are then allocated to candidates according to the number 2 preference on those ballot papers. And so on, until only 6 candidates remain ... the 5 with the highest number of votes are declared elected.
April 5, 2024
bilby commented on the word cut up
FWIW in the 23 March 2024 state election we had to elect 7 members for each of the 5 divisions, for a 35-seat House of Assembly. As of today 5 April the cut up is still being done. In my division of Clark there were 35 candidates, and the other 4 all had over 30.
April 5, 2024