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  • 41Vote pairing — (or vote swapping, as it has also been called) is the method where a voter in one district agrees to vote tactically for a less preferred candidate or party who has a greater chance of winning in their district, in exchange for a voter from… …

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  • 42vote — 1 n [Latin votum vow, hope, wish] 1 a: a usu. formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; esp: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b: the total number… …

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  • 43vote-casting — index election (selection by vote) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 44Cumulative vote — Vote 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45vote — /voʊt / (say voht) noun 1. a formal expression of will, wish, or choice in some matter, whether of a single individual, as one of a number interested in common, or of a body of individuals, signified by voice, by ballot, etc. 2. the means by… …

  • 46vote — /voht/, n., v., voted, voting. n. 1. a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals. 2. the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, etc. 3. the right to… …

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  • 47Vote de Langer — Australie Cet article fait partie de la série sur la politique de l Australie, sous série sur la politique …

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  • 48vote — [[t]voʊt[/t]] n. v. vot•ed, vot•ing 1) gov a formal expression of positive or negative opinion or choice made by an individual or a body of individuals 2) gov the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot 3) gov the right to such… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49vote — [15] Vote goes back ultimately to Latin vovēre ‘promise solemnly, wish for’. Its past participle was vōtus, which fed directly into English as the verb vote; the noun vote comes from the Latin derivative vōtum. The modern English meaning of the… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 50vote — [15] Vote goes back ultimately to Latin vovēre ‘promise solemnly, wish for’. Its past participle was vōtus, which fed directly into English as the verb vote; the noun vote comes from the Latin derivative vōtum. The modern English meaning of the… …

    Word origins