| 单词 | block vote |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock vote block vote n. (a) the collective votes of a group of people, cast so as to further a particular goal or interest; (b) chiefly British a vote by delegates, esp. at a trade-union meeting or conference, in which each delegate's vote is equivalent to the votes of all of that delegate's constituents (cf. card vote n.).In quot. 1864, probably referring to the increasing tendency of electors in the electoral college to vote en bloc in a U.S. presidential election when instructed to by their state legislatures. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > block voting block vote1901 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > a vote > collective vote of a body voice?a1400 voice1488 suffrage1531 vote1562 block vote1901 1864 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 7 Nov. The block vote, which returns the electors for the Presidency, may be generally inferred from the colleges. 1879 Western Daily Press 25 Apr. 8/1 The Liberal tacticians preferred to assail particular items of expenditure as more likely to break up the block vote of the Ministerial majority. 1901 Daily Chron. 15 July 7/3 Welsh miners, who, by the block vote, were enabled to return a Welshman to the Victorian Parliament. 1955 Times 12 July 9/3 Resolutions from the branches are critical of the way in which the block vote of the union is used at the Trades Union Congress and Labour Party conferences. 1990 Independent on Sunday 18 Feb. 1/2 Through its 1.25 million block vote, giving it 20 per cent of the votes at Labour conferences, the TGWU has an unrivalled influence on the Labour Party. < as lemmas |
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