vote
投票,投票表决,选票,投票结果
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- : a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election.
- : the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, or show of hands.
- : the right to such expression: The 19th Amendment gave women the vote.
- : the total number of votes cast: The heavy vote was a result of a new law that allows mailed-in ballots to be scanned days in advance of the close of voting.
- : the decision reached by voting, as by a majority of ballots cast: The vote was in favor of the resolution.
- : a particular group of voters, or their collective expression of will as inferred from their votes: Two large unions endorsed the candidate on Monday, as he continues to court the labor vote.
- : an informal expression of approval, agreement, or judgment: My vote is for pepperoni—anchovies on pizza are gross!
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vot·ed, vot·ing.
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During this year’s Democratic primaries, it took days and sometimes weeks for the bulk of votes to get counted.
Democrats also won a majority of votes in Senate races in 2016, but again, Republicans secured a majority.
Yeah, but we don’t know where these freaking votes came from.
Still, the vote is significant because it indicates the breadth of congressional support for tearing down the PACER paywall.
McDonald’s appealed, and last December, the labor board reversed the judge’s decision and authorized the settlement, with Emanuel again casting the deciding vote in a 2-1 opinion.
Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.
But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, Duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
The bill to remove the civil disabilities of the Jews rejected in the British parliament by a vote of 288 to 165.
They can, and they will, vote themselves and their friends or adherents into the good jobs and the high places.