uninominal

adjective

uni·​nominal

"+

1

: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district

a uninominal electoral system

a uninominal ballot

compare list system, proportional representation, single-member district

2

a

: having, relating to, or consisting of a single name or identifying term

Reba may have lost her “McEntire”—putting her in the same category as such hype-centered uninominal divas as Madonna, Cher and Charo …

—People, 6 July 1998

b

: of, relating to, or constituting a system of nomenclature in which items have single names

Word History

Etymology

French, from uni- + nominal, from Medieval Latin nominalis

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