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Fptp is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Fptp in a sentence

Fptp meaning

Initialism of first past the post.

Using Fptp

  • The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of first past the post.
  • In the example corpus, fptp often appears in combinations such as: post fptp, fptp system.

Context around Fptp

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

post 3× detest 1× argues 1× candidates 1× uses 1×

Often after:

system 2× voters 1× results 1× principle 1×

Sentence patterns with Fptp

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also uses fptp for national 1× better than fptp on all 1× change to fptp results in 1× failure of fptp 1× i detest fptp s simple 1× in an fptp system 1× in fptp voters cast 1× it argues fptp is bad 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a big reason 1× all deputies and 1× canada also uses 1× i detest fptp 1× in fptp voters 1× it argues fptp 1×

Common sentence endings:

an fptp system 1× and operate separately 1× and provincial elections 1× bad for democracy 1× clash of principles 1× failure of fptp 1×

Words around Fptp

Just before it in the word index:

fpt 11 fpss 2 fpsos 5 fpso 36 fps 188 fproxy 3

Just after it in the word index:

fpu 40 fpuc 2 fpus 5 fpv 11 fpx 3 fq 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Fptp

  • In this selection, "fptp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, post, detest, argues, system, voters and results stand out and add context to how "fptp" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also uses fptp for national and better than fptp on all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fptp" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fptp

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is a failure of FPTP. (6 words)

Canada also uses FPTP for national and provincial elections. (9 words)

The recent change to FPTP results in a real clash of principles. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Members of Congress are elected in single-member districts according to the "first-past-the-post" (FPTP) principle, meaning that the candidate with the plurality of votes is the winner of the congressional seat. (34 words)

Its unicameral legislature—the Legislative Assembly —consists of eighty-seven members elected first past the post (FPTP) from single-member constituencies. citation Locally municipal governments and school boards are elected and operate separately. (33 words)

All deputies and senators took office on September 1. First-past-the-post plurality candidates (FPTP) of coalitions represent the parties of which they are members. (26 words)

Example sentences (12)

A big reason for the existence of tactical voting is because of the first past the post (FPTP) system that is used in the UK.

In FPTP, voters cast their vote for a candidate in their constituency, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

The recent change to FPTP results in a real clash of principles.

I detest FPTP's simple plurality based system as much as anyone else and desperately want PR (not fussy as to whether MMP or STV).

This is a failure of FPTP.

It argues FPTP is “bad for voters, bad for government and bad for democracy”.

The Ranked Choice Voting Method performs better than FPTP on all accounts.

All deputies and senators took office on September 1. First-past-the-post plurality candidates (FPTP) of coalitions represent the parties of which they are members.

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Canada also uses FPTP for national and provincial elections.

Its unicameral legislature—the Legislative Assembly —consists of eighty-seven members elected first past the post (FPTP) from single-member constituencies. citation Locally municipal governments and school boards are elected and operate separately.

Members of Congress are elected in single-member districts according to the "first-past-the-post" (FPTP) principle, meaning that the candidate with the plurality of votes is the winner of the congressional seat.

This method allows electors to judge every single candidate as in an FPTP system.

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Common combinations with fptp

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fptp" in a sentence?
An example: "A big reason for the existence of tactical voting is because of the first past the post (FPTP) system that is used in the UK." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fptp" from authentic English texts.
What does "fptp" mean?
Fptp means: Initialism of first past the post.
How many example sentences with "fptp" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "fptp", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.