votingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/us/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/the activity of choosing someone or something in an election:
Voting went ahead despite threats from rebel groups.
Pollsters asked people their voting intentions.
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- The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
- People's voting habits are influenced by political, social and economic factors.
- In the old days of two-party adversarial politics, voting was easy.
- There was a 70%, 25%, 5% split in the voting.
- Pollsters asked people their voting intentions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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