the action or process of indicating choice, opinion, or will on a question, such as the choosing of a candidate, by or as if by some recognized means, such as a ballot
Voting began about two hours ago.
Examples of 'voting' in a sentence
voting
Voting rights opened the door to all other civil rights.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Voting is still open, so please log on and have your say.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Voting intentions have jumped around recently, though the underlying trends are more stable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Voting ends at midnight tonight.
The Sun (2008)
All related terms of 'voting'
vote
A vote is a choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election .
e-voting
the application of electronic technology to cast and count votes in an election
block voting
voting using block votes
plural voting
a system that enables an elector to vote more than once in an election
voting booth
a semi-enclosed space in which a voter stands to mark a ballot paper during an election
voting paper
a ballot paper that contains the names of candidates . The voter should indicate their preferred candidate by a mark.
voting rights
the entitlement of an individual to vote
voting share
shares representing part of the capital issued by a company and entitling their holders to a dividend that varies according to the prosperity of the company, to vote at all meetings of members, and to a claim on the net assets of the company, after the holders of preference shares have been paid
absentee voting
voting in advance by voters who cannot get to the polling place on polling day
multiple voting
the practice of voting in more than one constituency in the same election
tactical voting
Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning , rather than because you support that person or party.
voting machine
(esp in the US) a machine at a polling station that voters operate to register their votes and that mechanically or electronically counts all votes cast
voting precinct
one of several areas, each containing a polling place, into which a town or city is split for voting purposes
cumulative voting
a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his or her constituency . Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
preferential voting
a system of voting in which the electors signify their choices , as of candidates , in order of preference
vote in
If people vote in a particular person or political party , they give enough votes to that person or party in an official election for them to hold a position of power .
vote out
If people vote out a particular person or political party , they give that person or party so few votes in an official election that they no longer hold a position of power .
vote down
If people vote down a person or their proposal , they reject that person or proposal, usually as a result of a formal vote.
cross-vote
to vote against one's own party
Qualified Majority Voting
a voting system, used by the EU Council of Ministers, enabling certain resolutions to be passed without unanimity
like turkeys voting for Christmas
said to mean that it is very unlikely that someone will choose to do a particular thing because it would very obviously be bad for them
Chinese translation of 'voting'
voting
(ˈvəutɪŋ)
n(u)
选(選)举(舉) (xuǎnjǔ)
vote
(vəut)
n(c)
选(選)票 (xuǎnpiào) (张(張), zhāng)
the vote (= votes cast) 选(選)票总(總)数(數) (xuǎnpiào zǒngshù) (= right to vote) 选(選)举(舉)权(權) (xuǎnjǔquán)
⇒ They captured 13 per cent of the vote.他们获得了百分之十三的选票。 (Tāmen huòdéle bǎi fēn zhī shísān de xuǎnpiào.)
⇒ Women have had the vote for over fifty years.妇女获得选举权已有五十多年了。 (Fùnǚ huòdé xuǎnjǔquán yǐ yǒu wǔshí duō nián le.)
vt
to vote Labour/Green etc投票给(給)工党(黨)/绿(綠)党(黨)等 (tóupiào gěi gōngdǎng/lǜdǎng děng)
vi
投票 (tóupiào)
to cast one's vote投票 (tóupiào)
to put sth to the vote将(將)某事交付表决(決) (jiāng mǒushì jiāofù biǎojué)
to take a vote on sth就某事进(進)行表决(決) (jiù mǒushì jìnxíng biǎojué)
to vote to do sth投票决(決)定做某事 (tóupiào juédìng zuò mǒushì)
to vote yes/no to sth投票赞(贊)成/反对(對)某事 (tóupiào zànchéng/fǎnduì mǒushì)
to be voted chairman etc被投票选(選)为(為)主席等 (bèi tóupiào xuǎnwéi zhǔxí děng)
to vote for sb投某人票 (tóu mǒurén piào)
to vote for/against sth投票支持/反对(對)某事 (tóupiào zhīchí/fǎnduì mǒushì)