voters (noun)

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• polling station — noun a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election • Syn: ↑polling place • Hypernyms: ↑topographic point, ↑place, ↑spot • Part Meronyms: ↑polling booth * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• polling place — noun a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election • Syn: ↑polling station • Hypernyms: ↑topographic point, ↑place, ↑spot • Part Meronyms: ↑polling booth * * * noun, pl ⋯ plac …   Useful english dictionary

• voter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ eligible, registered ▪ Only a quarter of registered voters actually voted in the election. ▪ absentee (AmE) ▪ overseas ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• direct primary — noun a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office • Hypernyms: ↑primary, ↑primary election • Hyponyms: ↑closed primary, ↑open primary * * * noun : a preliminary election at which direct nominations of candidates… …   Useful english dictionary

• ballot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ secret ▪ open ▪ postal (BrE) ▪ absentee (esp. AmE) ▪ provisional ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• touch screen — noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen • Syn: ↑touchscreen • Hypernyms: ↑computer screen, ↑computer display * * * noun : a display screen on which the user selects options (as… …   Useful english dictionary

• heave-ho — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: heave ho : dismissal, rejection used with the and often with old the voters finally got sick of the old guard and gave the mayor the old heave ho at the polls …   Useful english dictionary

• voter — noun (C) someone who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election: The party s policies do not appeal to the voters. | Tory voters see also: floating voter …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• balanced ticket — noun : a political party ticket with a list of candidates designed to appeal to the major racial, national, and religious groups of the electorate * * * U.S. Politics. a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, esp. by… …   Useful english dictionary

• indirect initiative — noun : the legislative initiative where a proposed measure is considered by the legislature and goes to the people by referendum if the legislature rejects it distinguished from direct initiative * * * a procedure in which a statute or amendment… …   Useful english dictionary

• presidential primary — noun also presidential preference primary : a primary in which the voters indicate preferences for nominees for president of the United States directly by vote or indirectly through the choice of delegates to the presidential nominating… …   Useful english dictionary