| vote | the opinion of a group as determined by voting, they put the question to a vote |
vote
ballot
voting
balloting | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative, there were only votes in favor of the motion, they allowed just one vote per person |
| block vote | a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents |
| cumulative vote | an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner |
| casting vote | the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie |
fantan sevens
parliament | a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens, you win if you are the first to use all your cards |
seating
seats
seating room
seating area | an area that includes places where several people can sit, there is seating forstudents in this classroom |
damn
darn
hoot
red cent
shit
shucks
tinker's damn
tinker's dam | something of little value, his promise is not worth a damn, not worth one red cent, not worth shucks |
right to vote
vote
suffrage | a legal right guaranteed by the th amendment to the US Constitution, guaranteed to women by the th amendment, American women got the vote in |
straw vote
straw poll | an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue |
vote
voter turnout | the total number of voters who participated, they are expecting a large vote |
| clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
main clause
independent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence |
| coordinate clause | a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function |
subordinate clause
dependent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb |
| relative clause | a clause introduced by a relative pronoun, `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill' |
| restrictive clause | a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
nonrestrictive clause
descriptive clause | a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
| article clause | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
| arbitration clause | a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract |
escalator clause
escalator | a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) |
| reserve clause | a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration, the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club |
enabling act
enabling clause | a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law |
| vote of confidence | an expression of approval and encouragement, they gave the chairman a vote of confidence |
| constituency | the body of voters who elect a representative for their area |
| parliament | a legislative assembly in certain countries |
| British Parliament | the British legislative body |
| vote | a body of voters who have the same interests, he failed to get the Black vote |
| Houses of Parliament | the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet |
| Parliamentarian Member of Parliament | an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons |
| teller vote counter | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) |
penny
cent
centime | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit |
| cent | a fractional monetary unit of several countries |
| grandfather clause | an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy, used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War |
| vote in | elect in a voting process, They voted in Clinton |
| vote d | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution, cast a vote, He voted for the motion, None of the Democrats voted last night |
turn thumbs down
vote down | vote against, The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position |
| vote c | bring into existence or make available by vote, They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia |
| vote b | express a choice or opinion, I vote that we all go home, She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant |
| vote | express one's choice or preference by vote, vote the Democratic ticket |
| bullet vote | vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle |
kill shoot down
defeat
vote down
vote out | thwart the passage of, kill a motion, he shot down the student's proposal |
| vote | be guided by in voting, vote one's conscience |
delineated
represented delineate | represented accurately or precisely |