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A “tie” is when two sides in a competition have an equal number of points or qualities. A soccer game is tied if the score is 3-3. A vote on an eight-member committee can be tied if each side has four votes.<\/p>\n
Something can “break the tie” if it gives one side an advantage, after both sides were tied. For example, in the World Cup final, the score was 3-3 after regulation time and an overtime period. Under the rules of the World Cup, a series of penalty kicks would break the tie. In the 2022 final, Argentina won the penalty kicks and the tie was broken.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Senate has 100 members, two Senators from each of 50 states. The Senate’s rules are complicated, but it’s possible to have a 50-50 tie, where 50 Senators vote one way and 50 Senators vote the other way. In this situation, the American vice-president can cast a vote the break the tie. (The VP does not vote unless there is a tie.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The tie is broken when something happens to give one side an advantage, especially in sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":22565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"terminology_category":[139],"lesson_number":[2093],"keywords":[927,2097],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n