voting

[US]/'vəʊtɪŋ/
[UK]/'votɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to the act of making a choice or decision by casting a vote
n. the act of making a choice or decision by casting a vote; an election
v. to make a choice or decision by casting a vote; to participate in an election

Phrases & Collocations

cast a vote

voting booth

voter registration

voting right

voting power

voting trust

voting stock

cumulative voting

abstain from voting

voting rights act

proxy voting

Example Sentences

a solid voting bloc.

a clean voting record.

The constituency are voting tomorrow.

a voting booth; a projection booth.

Voting is the exercise of a civil right.

They will decide for voting against him.

Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.

Basildon is now the bellwether of Britain's voting behaviour.

The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law).

they prefer voting for devils than for decent men.

holders of voting rights must disclose their interests.

voting patterns within the white population.

The government may lose seats by the reorganization of voting areas.

voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.

voted yes on the motion; voting against the measure.

You'd better allow for the members voting against you.

Let me know how the voting comes out.

Real-world Examples

He told senators that a vote to deny witnesses was a " treacherous vote" .

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

He became a citizen, thereby gaining the right to vote.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Whoever wins the majority vote wins the presidency.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

A federal judge has accepted Georgia's newly redrawn voting districts that favor Republicans.

Source: PBS English News

He said state legislators fully complied with his order to create more majority-Black voting districts.

Source: PBS English News

People in North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho are also voting.

Source: AP Listening Collection June 2022

He comfortably won the country's 3rd national vote this year.

Source: AP Listening September 2015 Collection

Getting that vote out, Getting that vote out.

Source: Conan Talk Show

The bill has not yet been voted on.

Source: VOA Special August 2020 Collection

Emma always gets the sympathy vote.

Source: Wedding Battle Selection

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