A vote cast on a motion, bill, etc., by someone who does not speak during the debate. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting in other specific ways (6) silent vote1659 A vote cast on a motion, bill, etc., by someone who does not speak during the debate. Now rare. show of hands1742 a vote carried out among a group by each person in favour raising one of his or her hands, numbers typically being estimated rather than counted; any… voice vote1897 a vote taken by noting the relative strength and volume of the calls ay and no (cf. sense 3a). card vote1900 a vote by delegates, esp. at a trade-union meeting or conference, in which each delegate's vote counts as a vote by all his or her constituents; cf… voice1924 In early use: an expression of choice or preference given by a person. In later use chiefly: a single vote given in Parliament, a deliberative… queue voting1986 an electoral system in which voters express their preference by standing behind the candidate or a photograph of the candidate of their choice… |
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