Ballotage

/ˌbæləˈtɑːʒ/ noun

A second or runoff round of voting that occurs when no candidate receives enough votes in the initial ballot; a second ballot.

From French 'ballotage,' derived from 'ballot' (voting ball), referring to the historical practice of voting using small balls placed in urns.

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