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noun a gentle push or poke

verb to push or poke gently

• The professor gave a gentle nudge to the student to remind them to stay on topic during the presentation.
• I'll give you a little nudge to get you started on your homework.
• Hey, can you nudge me when it's time to leave the party?
• The success of the new marketing campaign was just the nudge the company needed to boost their sales.

noun a voting system used to elect a single winner from a field of more than two candidates

• Instant-runoff voting is a preferential voting system used to elect one candidate from a pool of multiple candidates.
• Have you heard about instant-runoff voting? It's a way to rank your choices in an election.
• IRV is a cool voting system where you can pick your favorite candidate without worrying about wasting your vote.
• Using instant-runoff voting is like having multiple chances to vote for your preferred candidate until one emerges as the winner.