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vote, ballot, voting, balloting

n. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"

ballot

n. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

vote

n. the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"

vote

n. a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"

vote, voter turnout

n. the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"

vote, suffrage, franchise, right to vote

n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; strengthen by the Voting Rights Act of 1965; "American women got the vote in 1920"

ballot

v. vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

vote, cast a vote

v. 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"

vote, vote for

v. 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"

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

vote, suffrage, franchise, right to vote

n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; strengthen by the Voting Rights Act of 1965; "American women got the vote in 1920"

say

n. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

franchise

n. a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

ticket

n. a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

opinion, ruling

n. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

ballot

n. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

say

n. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

vote in

v. elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"

kill, defeat, vote out, vote down

v. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

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