Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
vote , v. - [Eng.] a form of ballot containing the names of more candidates than there are offices to be filled, the voter making a mark against the preferred names.
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- verb Present participle of
vote . - adjective finance Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.
- noun
action of the verb to vote
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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Examples
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Not because of a vast left-wing conspiracy, but because mail-in voting is just too damn convenient.
Sound Politics: Mail Ballot Horror Show (XXIV): It's a faith-based initiative 2006
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So he's got this charisma and this, you know, this beautiful belief, like, he believes in voting, which is unfortunately not something that, you know, we found a lot of people who don't believe in voting - not because they don't believe in a better America, but just because they believe that voting won't accomplish that.
Ahead of Mid-Terms, Journalist Covers 'Pop And Politics' 2010
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July 23rd, 2009 12: 47 am ET our voting is a joke dan
Advocates to push for electoral reforms prior to 2010 midterms 2009
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Since people think the voting is all about race, I thought I'd let you know that this white woman from NC voted for Obama.
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One of the more important problems I see with Louisiana voting is the absence of any paper ballot.
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In that 1962 example, even more disturbing than Maris's omission from the voting is the fact that six writers cast their vote for a Yankee other than Mantle (or Maris, for that matter): Bobby Richardson (102 OPS+) and Tom Tresh (117 OPS+).
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Now, there are some groups out there that are pushing for what they call voting rights in the territories.
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And they're concerned about what they characterize as voting rights act violations, and they clearly -- I think it was Corinne Brown (ph) from Florida as well who said literally that she was going to bring this election to her grave, that she -- that this will never be over.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Congress Certifies Election of George W. Bush - January 6, 2001 2001
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It's becoming what I call a voting issue, because that's the thing that very often motivates congressman who feel torn, want to do something, but are afraid to do it because of the political implications.
Remarks Of The President To The Press After Equal Pay Event ITY National Archives 2000
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I’m not sure I think all mail-in voting is an advantage.
Current Charlie Cook guess: R +4 to +6 in Senate. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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