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• cast a vote — To record or make a vote • • • Main Entry: ↑cast * * * cast a vote phrase to vote in an election Fewer than 20% of the votes cast were for conservative candidates. Thesaurus: to vote in an election or on a political issuehyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• vote for — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give one s vote to, give one s ballot to, cast a ballot for, second; see support 2 …   English dictionary for students

• cast a vote — to vote in an election Fewer than 20% of the votes cast were for conservative candidates …   English dictionary

• Vote pairing — (or vote swapping, as it has also been called) is the method where a voter in one district agrees to vote tactically for a less preferred candidate or party who has a greater chance of winning in their district, in exchange for a voter from… …   Wikipedia

• vote — I n. collective opinion as determined by voting 1) to take a vote on (a motion) 2) to put a motion to a vote; to bring a motion to a vote 3) to influence, swing a vote (recent events swung the vote in our favor; the press can influence the vote)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• vote — vote1 [ vout ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to formally express an opinion by choosing between two or more issues, people, etc.: vote for/in favor of/against: 68 percent of the union voted against striking. I m going to vote for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cast — 01. The entire [cast] came to our school to perform a couple of scenes from the play. 02. She had her leg in a [cast] for over 2 months after breaking it skiing. 03. Courtney Cox was originally [cast] as Rachel in the television show Friends, but …   Grammatical examples in English

• vote — 1 n [Latin votum vow, hope, wish] 1 a: a usu. formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; esp: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b: the total number… …   Law dictionary

• cast — [kɑːst ǁ kæst] verb cast PTandPP [transitive] cast a vote also cast a ballot to vote for someone or vote in an election: • Justice Kennedy cast the deciding vote in the 5 4 ruling. * * * cast UK US /kɑːst/ verb [T] ( …   Financial and business terms

• vote — [vōt] n. [LME (Scot) < L votum, a wish, vow < neut. of votus, pp. of vovere, to vow < IE base * ewegwh , to speak solemnly, vow > Sans vāghát, one who vows, Gr euche, a vow, prayer] 1. a) a decision by a group on a proposal,… …   English World dictionary

• vote a straight ticket — {v. phr.} To not differentiate one s ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. * / I never have time.to study the ballot in detail, Marie said, and so I tend to vote a… …   Dictionary of American idioms