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Word: quota (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...words of one former council member, the three then-executives "were having a hard time reaching the quota" for a vote on the constitution...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Fine Will Battle Past in Race for Future | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

...didn't meet the quota, you'd have to goand ride the T before meetings to meet extrapeople," Cloutier says. "[The leadership] would bedisappointed in you for not meeting thequota...God was disappointed, too. There was a lotof motivation out of guilt...

Author: By Curtis R. Chong, | Title: Christian Student Group Says Epps Blocking Recognition of Bible Study | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

...Healy replied that state law requires Cambridge to award contracts to the lowest bidder, after fulfilling a 10 percent quota for minority firms...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Galluccio Takes Walsh's Seat on City Council | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

Under proportional representation, voters do not choose only one candidate. Rather, they order the candidates by numerical preference. Candidates must reach a certain quota of votes to win. Ballots of losing candidates, starting from the bottom, are redistributed until nine winners are produced...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Galluccio Declared Walsh's Successor | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

...candidate must receive a certain quota of votes to win. After a winner is declared, his or her surplus votes are redistributed to the runners...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Galluccio Likely To Replace Walsh On City Council | 12/17/1994 | See Source »

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