# Ranked-choice voting

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'''Ranked-choice voting'''  may be used as a synonym for:

* [Ranked voting](/source/Ranked_voting), a term used for any voting system in which voters are asked to rank candidates in order of preference
* [Instant-runoff voting](/source/Instant-runoff_voting) (IRV), a specific ranked voting system with single-winner districts
* [Single transferable vote](/source/Single_transferable_vote) (STV), a specific ranked voting system with multi-winner districts; often called "proportional ranked choice voting"{{Sia}}

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