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vot·er
(vō′tər)n.
1. One who votes.
2. One who has the right to vote: Only half of the voters participated in the election.
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voter
(ˈvəʊtə)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who can or does vote
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vot•er
(ˈvoʊ tər)n.
1. a person who votes.
2. a person who has a right to vote; elector.
[1570–80]
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Noun | 1. | voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote electorate - the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote constituent - a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community crossover voter, crossover - a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party floater - a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election floating voter, swing voter - a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other |
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Translations
ناخِب، مُصَوِّت
volič-ka
vælger
äänestäjä
szavazó
kjósandi
volivec
väljare
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voter
n → Wähler(in) m(f)
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voter
[ˈvəʊtəʳ] n → elettore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vote
(vəut) noun (the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate. In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.
verb1. to cast or record one's vote. She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.
2. to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc. They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.
ˈvoter noun a person who votes or has the right to vote.
vote of confidence a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.
vote of thanks an invitation, usually in the form of a short speech, to an audience etc to show gratitude to a speaker etc by applauding etc. Mrs Smith proposed a vote of thanks to the organizers of the concert.
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