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  2. Nobility - Wikipedia

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    Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty . Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics.

  3. Category:9th-century English nobility - Wikipedia

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    9th; 10th; 11th; 12th; 13th; 14th; Pages in category "9th-century English nobility" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ...

  4. 1689 English general election - Wikipedia

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    Only nine counties and 41 boroughs (a total of 69 seats) had contested elections, with the other candidates being returned unopposed. Six boroughs had double returns, where multiple members were recorded elected, and five of these were subsequently voided by Parliament forcing by-elections. [1] English Parliament of General Election 1689

  5. Election - Wikipedia

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    A sham election, or show election, is an election that is held purely for show; that is, without any significant political choice or real impact on the results of the election. [ 28 ] Sham elections are a common event in dictatorial regimes that feel the need to feign the appearance of public legitimacy .

  6. Voting - Wikipedia

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    To understand why a race using First-past-the-post voting tends to favor less-centric candidates, consider a simple lab experiment where students in a class vote for their favorite marble. If five marbles are assigned names and are placed "up for election", and if three of them are green, one is red, and one is blue, then a green marble will ...

  7. Ninth grade - Wikipedia

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    Ninth grade (also 9th grade or grade 9) is the ninth or tenth year of formal or compulsory education in some countries. It is generally part of middle school or secondary school depending on country.

  8. Class voting - Wikipedia

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    Election poster for the Danish Social Democrats which in 1932, which includes an appeal to working voters [4]. Class voting as understood in a modern context started in the backdrop of the French Revolution and amidst escalating class tensions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, social class emerged as a significant societal division that profoundly impacted electoral dynamics.

  9. List of English by-elections (1689–1700) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in England held between 1689 and 1700, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election. In the absence of a comprehensive and reliable source, for party and factional alignments in this period, no attempt is made to define them in this article.