exclusive-choice rule
nounUK /ɪkˈskluːsɪv tʃɔɪs ruːl/
US /ɪkˈskluːsɪv tʃɔɪs ruːl/
A rule that says you can pick only one thing and not the others.
Under the exclusive-choice rule, each player may choose only one card from the pile.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A voting or decision rule in which selecting one option automatically excludes all others.
The committee applied the exclusive-choice rule, so members could vote for just one candidate.
3. A logic or grammar rule that allows only one of several alternatives to be true at a time.
The exclusive-choice rule in the puzzle means exactly one of the three statements is correct.
4. A design principle in menus or forms where only one item can be selected at once.
The app uses an exclusive-choice rule for radio buttons, so tapping a new option clears the old one.