voting 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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voting 近义词
casting votes
更多voting例句
- House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
- But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
- As she discussed her understanding of the voting rights campaign and how she planned to recreate it, I grew more relieved.
- Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.
- She adds that some of the earliest voting booths were stationed inside drinking establishments.
- Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
- Nor can other creditors through filing objections to a claim prevent a bona fide claimant from voting.
- In due course the news came that the date of voting in the Senate for or against the retention of the Islands was fixed.
- A court of equity though may do this, and enjoin a pledgee from voting the stock whenever the pledgor's rights would be affected.
- More recently the cumulative system of voting has come into general favor.