…a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice…
…the choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group…
…a parliamentary division in which members vote according to their own beliefs rather than following a party policy…
…(in South Asia) a group of people who can be relied upon to vote together in support of the same party…
…a vote taken by noting the relative strength and volume of calls of aye and no…
…an extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal…
…(of a candidate or minority party) attract votes from another candidate or party with the result that both are defeated by a third…
…a vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body…
…a vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body…
…an electoral system of proportional representation in which a person’s vote can be transferred to a second or further competing candidate (according to the voter’s stated order of preference) if the candidate of first choice is eliminated during a succession of counts or has more votes than are needed for election…
…dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory…
…an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion…
