Legal Definition of cumulative voting
: a system of voting for corporate directors in which each shareholder is entitled to as many votes as he or she has shares times the number of directors to be elected — compare straight voting
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“Cumulative voting.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/cumulative%20voting. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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