noun
single non-transferable vote; SNTV
Technical term in political science and electoral systems. Refers to a voting system where each voter casts one vote for a candidate, and multiple candidates are elected from a district, but votes cannot be transferred between candidates.
日本の衆議院選挙では、かつて単記非移譲式投票が採用されていた。
In Japan's House of Representatives elections, the single non-transferable vote system was once used.
Compound of 単記 (single entry), 非移譲 (non-transferable), and 式投票 (voting system). The term is a direct translation of the English 'single non-transferable vote'.