voting by show of hands
101vote — noun a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands. ↘an act of voting. ↘(the vote) the right to indicate a choice in an election. verb 1》 give or… …
102poll — 1. noun 1) a second round poll Syn: vote, ballot, show of hands, referendum, plebiscite; election 2) the poll was unduly low Syn: voting figures, vote, returns, count, tally 3) …
103vote — 1. noun 1) a rigged vote Syn: ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite; show of hands 2) women finally got the vote Syn: suffrage, voting rights, franchise, enfranchisement; voice …
104vote — 1. noun 1) a rigged vote Syn: ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, show of hands 2) in 1918 women got the vote Syn: suffrage, franchise, voting rights, voice, say …
105United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
106United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
107France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
108Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
109Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
110Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
