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n.
collective opinion as determined by voting
1) to take a ~ on (a motion)
2) to put a motion to a ~; to bring a motion to a ~
3) to influence, swing a ~ (recent events swung the ~ in our favor; the press can influence the ~)
4) to count, tally the ~
5) a close; lopsided; solid; unanimous ~
6) a rising; straw; voice; write-in ~
7) a ~ on (a ~ on an issue)
8) ( esp. BE ) a ~ to + inf. (we took a ~ to adjourn)
9) by a ~ (by a unanimous ~)
10) ( misc. ) a ~ of censure; confidence; no-confidence; thanks
individual expression of opinion, ballot
11) to cast a ~
12) to change, switch one's ~
13) to get, receive smb.'s ~ (you'll never get my ~)
14) the deciding ~ (to cast the deciding ~)
15) a write-in ~
16) a ~ against; for; on (to cast a ~ for a proposal)
17) the ~s to + inf. (we have enough ~s to carry the state)
group of ~rs
18) the conservative; floating ( BE ) ('unattached'); independent; labor; liberal; undecided ~
~rs as a group
19) to deliver the ~(s); to get out the ~ (the party machine delivered the ~s; a series of interesting debates helped to get out the ~)
20) a heavy; light ~
right to ~, franchise, suffrage
21) to get, receive the ~ (in some countries women got the ~ after World War I)
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v.
1) ( C ; usu. used without for ) Congress ~d him a pension
2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ against; for (to ~ against a bill)
3) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into office)
4) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on a resolution)
5) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ out of (to ~ smb. out of office)
6) ( E ) the committee ~d to approve the report
7) ( L ; subj. ) Parliament ~d that the allocation be/should be reduced
8) ( N ; used with an adjective, noun) she was ~d the most likely to succeed
9) ( misc. ) to ~ by a show of hands