vote in support of

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• 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

• 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 of no confidence — noun The legal method of forcing the resignation of a leader, government or governing body • • • Main Entry: ↑vote * * * vote of no confidence (or vote of censure) a vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Vote splitting — is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.Vote splitting most easily …   Wikipedia

• Vote-by-mail in Oregon — Vote by mail ballot from a 2006 special election The U.S. state of Oregon established vote by mail as the standard mechanism for voting with Ballot Measure 60, a citizen s initiative, in 1998. The measure made Oregon the first state in the United …   Wikipedia

• Vote trading — is the practice of supporting someone else s initiative in exchange for their support of one s own initiative. It frequently takes place in legislative bodies. An example would be Congressman A voting for a dam in Congressman B s district in… …   Wikipedia

• Support vector machine — Support vector machines (SVMs) are a set of related supervised learning methods used for classification and regression. Viewing input data as two sets of vectors in an n dimensional space, an SVM will construct a separating hyperplane in that… …   Wikipedia

• vote of confidence — plural votes of confidence n 1.) a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they support someone or something, especially the government ▪ On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207. 2.) something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vote of no confidence — plural votes of no confidence n 1.) a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they do not support someone or something, especially the government vote of no confidence in ▪ On April 22 the National Assembly passed a vote of no… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Vote-OK — are a group of political activists which were active in the United Kingdom general election of 2005 and have grown into a strong lobby group since then.The group stands as a single issue lobby group and is a Registered Recognised Third Party, one …   Wikipedia

• 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