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31Casting voice — Casting Cast ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.… …
32Casting weight — Casting Cast ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.… …
33Vote — Vote, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See {Vow}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.] Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of… …
34vote — ▪ I. vote vote 2 noun 1. [countable] when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something: • The results of the vote were surprising 80% of workers favoured strike action. • Creditors will take a vote on the reorganization plan… …
35vote — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 choice/decision made by voting ADJECTIVE ▪ electoral ▪ majority ▪ huge, massive (esp. BrE), overwhelming, resounding (esp. BrE) …
36casting voice — noun see casting vote * * * casting vote or casting voice, a vote by the presiding officer to decide a question when the votes of an assembly, council, board, or committee are evenly divided …
37vote — vote1 W3S3 [vəut US vout] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in election/to support)¦ 2 vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc 3¦(choose for prize)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 vote something a success/the best etc 6 I vote ... 7 vote with your wallet 8 vote with your …
38vote — 1 noun 1 CHOICE (C) a choice or decision that you make by voting in an election or meeting: The Democratic Party is counting on your vote. (+ for/against): There were 402 votes for Mr Williams, and 372 against. | cast your vote (=vote in a… …
39vote — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, PR, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence, admiration, approbation, approval, aye, back, back up, ballot, ballot box stuffing, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand,… …
40vote — Suffrage; the expression of one s will, preference, or choice, formally manifested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a body of qualified electors, in regard to the decision to be made by the body as a… …
