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An ''absolute criterion'' requires or prohibits some result due to some characteristic of a given a set of ballots. This is in contrast to a [[relative criterion]], which requires (or prohibits) a change in the election's result given some modification to the ballots.

===Examples of absolute criteria===

*[[Condorcet criterion]]
*[[Smith set|Smith criterion]]
*[[Plurality criterion]]
*[[Minimal Defense criterion]]
*[[Majority criterion]]
*[[Pareto criterion]]

[[Category:Voting system criteria]]