by a simple majority的意思|示意

In foiling the Republican scheme, Mr Reid, by a simple majority vote, established a precedent that will make it harder to attempt such ruses in the future.

为了挫败共和党的方案，瑞德先生通过多数票原则，确立了一个使得将来再实行类似策略更加困难的先例。

That was enough: after three days of voting in which no candidate won a two-thirds majority, Mr Mattarella was elected on the fourth round, which required a simple majority, by 665 votes out of 1,009.

这样的形势足矣：前一轮投票所有候选人票数都没达到三分之二的票数，在三天后的第四轮选举中，1009票中马塔雷拉以665票的绝对优势胜出。

These initiatives (also called "propositions" in some states) are subject to approval, by a simple majority in most, but not all cases.

这些举措(在有些州也称为“建议”)在大多数情况下须经简单多数批准，但并非所有情况都如此。

If jurors cannot reach a unanimous verdict on their first vote, they must hear the views of the presiding judge, after which they may decide by simple majority.

如果陪审员们在第一次投票时无法达成全体一致，他们必须听取主任法官的意见，这之后他们可以通过简单多数作出决定。

Their resolution to change the rules, put forward earlier this month, could, they contend, be approved by a simple majority vote.

他们变法的决心于本月早期付诸实际，他们断定仅是大部分议员的投票就可证明他们的决心是正确的。

This means that rights can also be disestablished by a simple majority.

这就意味着权利也可能轻易地由于少数服从多数而被剥夺。