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1 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) atkvæði; kosningaréttur2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) kjósa2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) samþykkja með atkvæðagreiðslu•- voter- vote of confidence
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2 vote of confidence
(a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) traustsyfirlÿsing -
3 vote of thanks
(an invitation, usually in the form of a short speech, to an audience etc to show gratitude to a speaker etc by applauding etc: Mrs Smith proposed a vote of thanks to the organizers of the concert.) hvatning til viðstaddra um að sÿna e-m velþóknun -
4 casting vote
(the deciding vote of the chairman of a meeting when the other votes are equally divided.) úrslitaatkvæði -
5 elector
noun (a person who has the right to vote at an election: Not all the electors bothered to vote.) kjósandi -
6 a show of hands
(at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands.) handaupprétting -
7 able
['eibl]1) (having enough strength, knowledge etc to do something: He was able to open the door; He will come if he is able.) fær (um), geta2) (clever and skilful; capable: a very able nurse.) hæfur3) (legally competent: able to vote.)•- ably -
8 democratically
[demə'krætikəli]adverb ((negative undemocratically) following democratic principles: The issue was decided democratically by taking a general vote.) lÿðræðislega -
9 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) kjósa2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) velja, kjósa sér2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nÿkjörinn, verðandi- election- electioneer
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10 election
[-ʃən]noun (the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office: When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.) kosningar -
11 electorate
[-rət]noun (all electors taken together: Half of the electorate did not vote.) kjósendur (atkvæðisbærir) -
12 franchise
1) (the right to vote: Women did not get the franchise until the twentieth century.) kosningaréttur2) (the exclusive right to sell or supply a certain product or service.) -
13 ineligible
[in'eli‹əbl](not eligible: Children under eighteen years of age are ineligible to vote in elections.) sem hefur ekki kosningarétt -
14 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) enginn2) (not allowed: No smoking.) bannaður3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) enginn, ekki2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ekkert; engu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nei4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nei, neitun2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nei, mótatkvæði•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) lítilvæg/ómerkileg persóna- no-one- there's no saying
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15 polling-station
noun (a place where one goes to vote.) kjörstaður -
16 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) skrá, fundarbók2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) hljómplata3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) met4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) ferilskrá; sakaskrá2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) skrá2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) taka upp3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) sÿna4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) sÿna/gefa skriflega•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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17 referendum
[refə'rendəm]plurals - referendums, referenda; noun(a general vote made by the people of a country etc for or against a particular government proposal etc.) þjóðaratkvæði -
18 suffrage
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19 suffragette
[-'‹et]noun (one of the women who worked and fought for women's right to vote.) súfragetta, kvenréttindakona -
20 voter
noun (a person who votes or has the right to vote.) kjósandi
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