出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/06 20:59 UTC 版)
The "spoiler effect" describes the effect a minor party candidate with little chance of winning has upon a close election, when that candidate's presence in the election draws votes from a major candidate similar to them, thereby causing a candidate dissimilar to them to win the election. The minor candidate causing this effect is often referred to as a spoiler.