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Alternative form of absentee voter [A registered voter who is permitted to vote by absentee ballot, due to absence from district during the election.]
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(US) A vote made remotely, especially a postal vote, cast by a voter unable to be present in person.
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A registered voter who is permitted to vote by absentee ballot, due to absence from district during the election.
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Any of several methods of allowing people to vote without attending an official voting station
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A voting system in which each voter lists the candidates in order of preference. At each stage the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes transferred according to the voters' preferences.
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A voting system in which each voter approves as many candidates as he wishes, and the candidate most approved of wins.
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The secret ballot system of voting in which voting is done in private on a state-issued ballot, and ballots incorrectly marked are set aside as invalid.
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The total of all the votes cast in an election.
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A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts a completed voting slip.
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A voting form; the paper upon which a vote is cast during a ballot.
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In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.
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(obsolete) Voting by ballot.
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(politics) A ballot offering an extremely long list of candidates.
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(politics) Synonym of bedsheet ballot
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A vote cast by a representative or delegate on behalf of a group of people, having a voting weight proportional to the size of the group.
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A voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference and points are awarded to candidates based these rankings. The winning candidate is one with the most points.
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(politics) An elector's sole vote for a single candidate, despite being entitled to vote for more than one.
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(politics) The practice of voting for only one candidate, despite being entitled to vote for more than one.
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A ballot paper with names down both sides and a single column of punch holes in the center.
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A special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.
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Alternative form of bypoll [(India) Synonym of by-election]
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Alternative form of by-election. [A special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.]
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(India) Synonym of by-election
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A pin used during an election as political advertising for (or against) a candidate or political party.
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Alternative form of canvasser [someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll]
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(countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
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someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll
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A fraudulent election tactic in which voters are transported from one place to another in order to cast multiple votes.
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A vote made by the leader or chair of a group, in the event of a deadlock
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(politics) A fraudulent vote cast in the guise of a deceased person.
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(law) Initialism of civil procedure. [(law) A body of rules that regulate the administration of civil trials and appeals.]
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(politics) A type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.
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The practice of forcing unwilling participants to vote, often several times over, for a particular candidate in an election.
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To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
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(US, politics) A vote by a person registered with one party in an election for a candidate in another
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(US, politics) The casting of a crossover vote.
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Alternative form of cross-vote [To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.]
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A voting system based on voters awarding their allocation of points to candidates.
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A voting system by which each voter submits an ordered list of all candidates according to personal preference (from best to worst). The winner is the candidate for whom we need to perform the minimum number of pairwise swaps (added over all candidates) before they become a winner according to the Condorcet method.
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(Australia) The act of casting a vote, in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent); a vote so cast.
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An informal process of voting in which the participants indicate their preference by placing or drawing a dot alongside the favoured choice.
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Alternative form of down-ballot [Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.]
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(US, politics) Two primaries held concurrently.
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A person who votes earlier than the election date, for example by voting by mail.
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Voting earlier than the voting date, such as when performed by mail or online.
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The area where a disorderly, argumentative and riotous election takes place.
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(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
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(obsolete) Those who are elected.
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(politics) The day on which a general election is designated to be held.
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(Britain, Commonwealth) A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.
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(US politics) An electoral college chosen, within a state, to formally cast that state's votes for the president and vice president of the United States.
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(Britain) A list of all those people who are registered to vote in a particular locality
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(historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
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The position or rule of an Elector.
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Obsolete spelling of elector [(Britain, Commonwealth) A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament.]
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(informal, politics) Abbreviation of election. [A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.]
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A poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station, used to predict the outcome of an election.
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(US, politics) An organization established to help determine whether a potential candidate should run for an elected office.
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(US, politics) One who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted.
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(politics) In a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction from their political leaders.
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A poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public, conducted by George Gallup or one the companies he founded.
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An invented voter in an election, used as a fraudulent means to cast additional votes under assumed names.
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The fraudulent practice of using ghost voters in an election.
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Manipulation of poll results by a polling organization so that they match those produced from other organizations.
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(Australia) An informational card or leaflet published by a political party and distributed to the general public, usually near voting booths during election time, to indicate how to vote for a particular party.
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An election process in which elected persons (directly elected by voters) who will then vote and elect their choice of president.
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In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
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A form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for election.
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A ballot that lists all candidates, for all positions, from all political parties, available to a specific voting district.
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(US, dated) Synonym of Australian ballot (“form of secret ballot”)
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(informal, derogatory) The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
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A system of voting held in Kenya during the Moi era where voters would line up behind their favored candidates contrary to a secret ballot.
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One of a set of multiple ballot boxes, one for each candidate.
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(demoscene) Voting for an entry in a demoscene competition because of its author or demogroup rather than its actual merits.
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(US politics) A procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.
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A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.
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One who casts a vote in an election held in an area in which they do not live.
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(US politics) A case in which a voter has marked a ballot for more choices than allowed by the rules
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A ballot printed on paper, where the voter places a form of acknowledgment next to the candidate of their choice.
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An election candidate with little chance of winning, who is added to the ballot for publicity and to increase the number standing.
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A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
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(UK) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
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(statistics) An opinion poll or survey conducted through the use of calling people on their telephones to gather information relating to the public.
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(US, politics) A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
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Present, not voting - A vote that may be cast in some legislatures to indicate abstention.
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(historical) Lists of voters and who they voted for at parliamentary and other elections, before the introduction of the secret ballot.
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(UK) An informational document sent to all registered voters shortly before an election.
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(politics, uncountable) the process of voting in an election.
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(Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia) A voting booth.
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(politics) the day voting takes place in a local, general, or national election, apart from postal votes made beforehand.
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(politics, government) A place where voters cast their ballots in elections.
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(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station
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A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.
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The total number of votes of a given electorate.
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A ballot in which votes are sent by postal mail.
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A vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail.
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(politics) A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
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A vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system.
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(US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.
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(politics) A form of voting where a member of the electorate may delegate their decision making power to a representative, to enable a vote in the member's absence
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An opinion poll designed to produce specific results and promote a certain narrative by influencing the views of respondents.
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Alternative form of push poll [An opinion poll designed to produce specific results and promote a certain narrative by influencing the views of respondents.]
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(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.
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(Britain, by extension) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
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The voting system involving ballots available only at official polling places, prepared at public expense, containing the names of all candidates, and marked in secret at the polling places.
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(UK) The members of a political party with voting rights.
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A ballot that lists only the major candidates for the major offices, for a voting district.
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A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.
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(politics, government, Philippines, US) An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term.
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(intransitive, politics) To vote for candidates of opposite parties.
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(US) A ballot cast for candidates of more than one political party.
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(voting theory) the effect a minor party candidate with little chance of winning has upon a close election, when that candidate's presence in the election draws votes from a candidate similar to them, thereby causing a candidate dissimilar to them to win the election.
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(US) A ballot cast for all the candidates of a specific political party.
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(idiomatic) A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
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(idiomatic, politics) To commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding voters' ballots, in an attempt to predetermine the outcome.
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(countable) A vote in deciding a particular question.
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(US politics) A Saturday on which a large number of U.S. states hold caucuses (elections) for the process of nominating presidential candidates.
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A special vote that has more influence on a decision than an ordinary vote.
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(politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
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The placing of a tactical vote.
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A poll carried out by telephone.
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A vote operated by means of televoting.
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A person who counts the votes in an election.
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An opinion polling method in which responses are solicited at fixed intervals over time.
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A vote that has been cast but that shows no legally valid preference for a candidate in an election.
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(US politics, humorous) The process by which candidates for the Presidency of the United States choose a running mate.
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(politics, figuratively) The ability to sign a veto; vetoing power.
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A system of voting in which the voters walk up to a recorder and verbally place their votes.
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(rare, usually in the context of Switzerland) The act of voting, especially when not to elect a government or head of state.
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an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot
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(India) A section of an electorate that will vote for a particular party or formation come what may.
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The distribution of a material benefit to an individual voter in exchange for support in a ballot
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(Canada) A gathering of usually young people assembled for the purpose of voting in an election or encouraging youth participation in it and often organized through online social media
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A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.
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(US politics) A session consisting of a long succession of votes held with minimal debate in the United States Senate.
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(sometimes attributive) A system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail
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(politics) Tending to attract votes in an election.
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A political action or strategy that would be popular with potential voters
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Alternative spelling of vote bank. [(India) A section of an electorate that will vote for a particular party or formation come what may.]
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A strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting.
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The share of votes in an election
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(chiefly demoscene) A form to be filled in by voters to indicate their preference among various choices in various categories.
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(US) A small enclosed compartment where a voter may register a vote in private; it may house some voting machine, or just have a pencil for marking a voting slip.
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A limit on the percentage of the total vote that voters of a particular classification can make.
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a piece of paper with a list of the candidates at an election (sometimes with an indication of the candidate's party); the voter puts an X in the corresponding place against the candidate of his choice, folds the slip and places it in a ballot box provided.
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(US) A public place, normally used for some other function, that has been authorized for the registering of votes in an election; it will contain voting booths and officials with an up-to-date electoral register or similar list of voters; a polling station
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A system used to determine the result of an election based on the preferences expressed by voters.
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simple past tense of go to the polls
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(politics) In the Westminster parliamentary system, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are strictly required to vote as directed by the leadership of their political party.
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(politics) A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.
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