##  [Gibbard-Satterthwaite Theorem](/index.php/gibbard-satterthwaite-theorem) 

  ##  [Gibbard-Satterthwaite Theorem](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/gibbard-satterthwaite-theorem-0) 

  

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Definition

A formal result in social choice theory stating that every non‑dictatorial, deterministic voting rule that maps individual preference orderings into a single collective choice, when there are at least three alternatives and the rule is onto, is susceptible to strategic manipulation by some voter (i.e., there exists a profile where a voter can misrepresent preferences to obtain a strictly better ou