voting
投票,投票表决,投票权,投票决定
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Definitions
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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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Examples
House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
As she discussed her understanding of the voting rights campaign and how she planned to recreate it, I grew more relieved.
Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.
She adds that some of the earliest voting booths were stationed inside drinking establishments.
Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
Nor can other creditors through filing objections to a claim prevent a bona fide claimant from voting.
In due course the news came that the date of voting in the Senate for or against the retention of the Islands was fixed.
A court of equity though may do this, and enjoin a pledgee from voting the stock whenever the pledgor's rights would be affected.
More recently the cumulative system of voting has come into general favor.