to+carry+an+election

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• carry an election — For a candidate to be elected, or a measure carried, at an election, he or it must receive a majority or a plurality of the legal votes cast …   Black's law dictionary

• carry an election — For a candidate to be elected, or a measure carried, at an election, he or it must receive a majority or a plurality of the legal votes cast …   Black's law dictionary

• Carry — Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Carry arms — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• carry — To bear, bear about, sustain, transport, remove, or convey. To have or bear upon or about one s person, as a watch or weapon; locomotion not being essential. As applied to insurance, means possess or hold. carry a member carry an election carry… …   Black's law dictionary

• carry — To bear, bear about, sustain, transport, remove, or convey. To have or bear upon or about one s person, as a watch or weapon; locomotion not being essential. As applied to insurance, means possess or hold. carry a member carry an election carry… …   Black's law dictionary

• carry — [kar′ē] vt. carried, carrying [ME carien < Anglo Fr carier < NormFr carre, CAR1] 1. to hold or support while moving [to carry a package] 2. to take from one place to another; transport, as in a vehicle [to carry the mail] 3. to hold …   English World dictionary

• carry — early 14c., from Anglo Fr. carier to transport in a vehicle or O.N.Fr. carrier (Fr. charrier), from Gallo Romance *carrizare, from L.L. carricare, from L. carrum (see CAR (Cf. car)). Sense of gain victory in an election is from 1610s. The noun is …   Etymology dictionary

• carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• To carry all before one — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English