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n. stem; stemming; motie--------v. stemmen, kiezenvote1[ voot] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 stemming♦voorbeelden:give one's vote to/for • zijn stem geven aan, stemmen voorvote of confidence/no-confidence • motie van vertrouwen/wantrouwenunanimous vote • eenstemmigheidput something to the vote • iets in stemming brengentake a vote on • (laten) stemmen over3 Labour vote • Labourkiezers/stemmerscapture the women's vote • de stemmen van de vrouwelijke kiezers winnenthe floating vote • de zwevende/onbesliste kiezers————————vote2♦voorbeelden:1 the Senate voted against/for the bill • de Senaat stemde tegen/voor het wetsontwerpII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:the resolution was voted by a large majority • de resolutie werd aanvaard met een grote meerderheid -
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n. een groep acteurs (die deelnemen in een toneelstuk of musical); gips; scheel kijken--------v. gooien, werpen; vastzetten; nonsens vertellencast1[ ka:st] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 〈 benaming voor〉 iets wat geworpen wordt ⇒ lijn 〈 met kunstvlieg als aas〉; braakbal; afgeworpen huid3 gietvorm ⇒ model; afdruk5 neiging ⇒ hang, zweem(pje)♦voorbeelden:————————cast2♦voorbeelden:→ cast about cast about/, cast around cast around/1 (be/uit)rekenen ⇒ (be)cijferen, calculeren; optellen; trekken 〈 horoscoop〉♦voorbeelden:1 〈 benaming voor〉 werpen ⇒ (van zich) afwerpen; weggooien, uitgooien; laten vallen; afwerpen 〈 huid van dier〉; verliezen 〈 hoefijzer〉; neerkwakken; (ontijdig) bevallen van♦voorbeelden:cast ashore • op de kust/het strand werpena man cast in the right mold • iemand uit het goede hout gesneden
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Casting vote — Casting Cast ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Casting vote — Vote Vote, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See {Vow}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.] Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
casting vote — ➔ vote2 * * * casting vote UK US noun [S] ► MEETINGS a single vote by the person in charge of a meeting, which is used to decide a question if the number of votes on each side is equal: »If there is a tie in the final round between the top two… … Financial and business terms
casting vote — casting votes N COUNT: usu sing When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed. The vote was tied and a local… … English dictionary
casting vote — noun count the vote that gives one group a majority when the other votes are equally divided. The person in charge of a committee, for example, often has the right to give a casting vote … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
casting vote — The casting vote is a vote given to a chairman or president that is used when there is a deadlock … The small dictionary of idiomes
casting vote — or casting voice n. the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer when the voting on both sides is equal … English World dictionary
casting vote — casting .vote n [C usually singular] BrE the vote of the person in charge of a meeting, which can be used to make a decision when there is an equal number of votes supporting and opposing a proposal … Dictionary of contemporary English
casting vote — ► NOUN ▪ an extra vote used by a chairperson to decide an issue when votes on each side are equal. ORIGIN from an obsolete sense of cast «turn the scale» … English terms dictionary
Casting vote — A casting vote is a vote given to the presiding officer of a council or legislative body in order to resolve a deadlock and which can be exercised only when such a deadlock exists. Examples of officers who hold casting votes are the Speaker of… … Wikipedia
casting vote — noun the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie • Hypernyms: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑voting, ↑balloting * * * ˌcasting ˈvote noun usually singular the vote given by the person in charge of an official meeting to decide an … Useful english dictionary