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write in collapse: write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"; cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

plebiscite collapse: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

ballot collapse: a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting; vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

proportional representation collapse: representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote

yea collapse: an affirmative; "The yeas have it"; not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

referendum collapse: a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

nay collapse: a negative; "the nays have it"; not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

no collapse: a negative; "his no was loud and clear"; used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"; not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"; referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"

franchise collapse: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote); an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place; a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area; grant a franchise to

vote collapse: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"; a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"; a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"; express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"; bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"; express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"; express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"; be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"

canvass collapse: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

proxy collapse: a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting; a person authorized to act for another

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

voice collapse: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"; the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"; the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"; the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"; something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"; a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"; (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"; (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes; give voice to; "He voiced his concern"; utter with vibrating vocal chords

representation collapse: an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent; the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf; a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something; the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body; a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"; a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"; a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"; the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

say collapse: the chance to speak; "let him have his say"; indicate; "The clock says noon"; communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"; recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"; utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"; state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

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