vote 的 3 个定义
- 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.
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vot·ed, vot·ing.
- to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot: Only three Republicans broke with their party to vote against the measure.Don’t blame me if this film gives you nightmares—I voted for the romcom.
vot·ed, vot·ing.
- to enact, establish, or determine by vote: Threats were made against members of Congress who voted the bill into law.
- to support by one's vote: When Susan B. Anthony defied the law and voted in 1872, she proudly voted the Republican ticket.
- to advocate by or as if by one's vote:The committee voted that the report be accepted.I vote we go to Disney World.
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vote 近义词
decision or right to decide representation
decide on representation
更多vote例句
- During this year’s Democratic primaries, it took days and sometimes weeks for the bulk of votes to get counted.
- Democrats also won a majority of votes in Senate races in 2016, but again, Republicans secured a majority.
- Yeah, but we don’t know where these freaking votes came from.
- Still, the vote is significant because it indicates the breadth of congressional support for tearing down the PACER paywall.
- McDonald’s appealed, and last December, the labor board reversed the judge’s decision and authorized the settlement, with Emanuel again casting the deciding vote in a 2-1 opinion.
- Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
- Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
- In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
- By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.
- But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, Duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
- The bill to remove the civil disabilities of the Jews rejected in the British parliament by a vote of 288 to 165.
- They can, and they will, vote themselves and their friends or adherents into the good jobs and the high places.
- Only a creditor who owns a demand or provable claim can vote at creditors' meetings.
- If a portion of a creditor's debt is secured and a portion is unsecured, he may vote on the unsecured portion.
- An appeal by a member of a subordinate lodge from a vote of expulsion does not abate by his death while the appeal is pending.