voting
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vote/vəʊt/
▶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 register a vote.
■ grant or confer by vote.
- 2 informal express a wish or suggestion.
– phrases
vote of (no) confidence a vote showing that a majority continues to support (or no longer supports) the policy of a leader or governing body.
vote with one's feet informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent.
vote of (no) confidence a vote showing that a majority continues to support (or no longer supports) the policy of a leader or governing body.
vote with one's feet informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent.
– derivatives
voteless adjective,
voter noun.
voteless adjective,
voter noun.
– origin ME: from L. votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’.
'voting' also found in these Oxford entries:
aye
- booth
- countermand
- cross-voting
- cumulative voting
- elect
- Gallup poll
- gerrymander
- golden share
- grandfather clause
- informal vote
- list system
- logrolling
- no
- opinion poll
- ostracize
- pair
- pass
- plural voting
- poll
- proxy
- psephology
- recall
- tactical
- vote
- wapentake
- whip
- write
