This is my understanding of the majority criterion: If X is supported by >=(floor(.5*number_of_voters)+) voters as their first choice, then X should win.
If the method doesn't satisfy FBC, how can this be regarding as a good thing, isn't it just making a massive compromising incentive? Does a method count as majoritarian if a majority can impose its will, but doesn't necessarily have to? Also, how do you define membership in a majority. Let's pretend Alice votes Candidate X = 100 Candidate Y = 60 With respect to the majority criterion, does she belong in Camp X, or 100% in Camp X and 60% in Camp Y? The answers to these problem are far from obvious, but I would like to at least address the ambiguity.
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