The right or chance to express an opinion or participate in a decision

• say-so

  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. The right or authority to decide:
  3. An expression of permission or approval:

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  1. An unsupported statement or assurance:
  2. The right or authority to decide:
  3. An expression of permission or approval:

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• voice

  1. Anything regarded as like vocal utterance in communicating to the mind
  2. A medium or agency of expression:
  3. The ability to produce such sounds:

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  1. Anything regarded as like vocal utterance in communicating to the mind
  2. A medium or agency of expression:
  3. The ability to produce such sounds:

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• suffrage

  1. A vote or voting; esp., a vote in favor of some candidate or issue
  2. The right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise
  3. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.

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  1. A vote or voting; esp., a vote in favor of some candidate or issue
  2. The right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise
  3. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.

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• say

  1. The right or power to influence or make a decision:
  2. (Archaic) Something said; a statement.
  3. A turn or chance to speak:

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  1. The right or power to influence or make a decision:
  2. (Archaic) Something said; a statement.
  3. A turn or chance to speak:

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To select by vote for an office.

• elect

  1. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.
  2. (Theol.) To choose for eternal salvation
  3. To select by vote for an office or for membership:

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  1. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.
  2. (Theol.) To choose for eternal salvation
  3. To select by vote for an office or for membership:

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• Also used with in: ballot

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A ballot

• viva-voce vote

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• secret-ballot

  1. A type of voting in which each person's vote is kept secret, but the amassed votes of various groups are revealed publicly.

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  1. A type of voting in which each person's vote is kept secret, but the amassed votes of various groups are revealed publicly.

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• australian-ballot

  1. A printed ballot that bears the names of all candidates and the texts of propositions and is distributed to the voter at the polls and marked in secret.
  2. An official ballot listing candidates for election to public office and issues, levies, etc., distributed inside the polling place to be marked by the voter in secret: it originated in Australia and is widely used in the U.S.

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  1. A printed ballot that bears the names of all candidates and the texts of propositions and is distributed to the voter at the polls and marked in secret.
  2. An official ballot listing candidates for election to public office and issues, levies, etc., distributed inside the polling place to be marked by the voter in secret: it originated in Australia and is widely used in the U.S.

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• rising vote

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• yes-or-no

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• ball

  1. A spherical or almost spherical body:
  2. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner:
  3. A throw or pitch of a ball

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  1. A spherical or almost spherical body:
  2. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner:
  3. A throw or pitch of a ball

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• slip of paper

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• ticket

  1. The proper or desirable thing:
  2. A label or tag, as on a piece of merchandise, giving the size, color, price, quantity, etc.
  3. A printed card or piece of paper that gives a person a specified right, as to attend a theater, ride on a train, claim a purchase, etc.

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  1. The proper or desirable thing:
  2. A label or tag, as on a piece of merchandise, giving the size, color, price, quantity, etc.
  3. A printed card or piece of paper that gives a person a specified right, as to attend a theater, ride on a train, claim a purchase, etc.

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• tally

  1. A mark used in recording a number of acts or objects, most often in series of five, consisting of four vertical lines canceled diagonally or horizontally by a fifth line.
  2. A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
  3. (Nautical) A metal plate attached to a ship's machinery and bearing instructions for its use.

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  1. A mark used in recording a number of acts or objects, most often in series of five, consisting of four vertical lines canceled diagonally or horizontally by a fifth line.
  2. A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
  3. (Nautical) A metal plate attached to a ship's machinery and bearing instructions for its use.

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A decision

• plebiscite

  1. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal:
  2. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.
  3. An expression of the people's will by direct ballot on a political issue, as in choosing between independent nationhood or affiliation with another nation

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  1. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal:
  2. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.
  3. An expression of the people's will by direct ballot on a political issue, as in choosing between independent nationhood or affiliation with another nation

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• unanimous vote

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• majority

  1. The number by which the votes cast for the candidate, bill, etc. receiving more than half of the votes, exceed the remaining votes (Ex.: if candidate A gets 100 votes, candidate B, 50, and candidate C, 30, A has a majority of 20)
  2. The condition or time of having reached full legal age, with full legal rights and responsibilities
  3. The political party, group, or faction having the most power by virtue of its larger representation or electoral strength.

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  1. The number by which the votes cast for the candidate, bill, etc. receiving more than half of the votes, exceed the remaining votes (Ex.: if candidate A gets 100 votes, candidate B, 50, and candidate C, 30, A has a majority of 20)
  2. The condition or time of having reached full legal age, with full legal rights and responsibilities
  3. The political party, group, or faction having the most power by virtue of its larger representation or electoral strength.

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• choice

  1. An alternative:
  2. One that is chosen:
  3. The power, right, or liberty to choose; option:

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  1. An alternative:
  2. One that is chosen:
  3. The power, right, or liberty to choose; option:

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• referendum

  1. A note sent by a diplomatic agent to the agent's own government, asking for specific instructions
  2. The submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote.
  3. The submission of a law, proposed or already in effect, to a direct vote of the people, as in superseding or overruling the legislature

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  1. A note sent by a diplomatic agent to the agent's own government, asking for specific instructions
  2. The submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote.
  3. The submission of a law, proposed or already in effect, to a direct vote of the people, as in superseding or overruling the legislature

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• wish

  1. An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination:
  2. A polite request with some of the force of an order
  3. A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see something happen; a desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.

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  1. An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination:
  2. A polite request with some of the force of an order
  3. A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see something happen; a desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.

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• will

  1. Strong and fixed purpose; determination
  2. The power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions
  3. The particular desire, purpose, pleasure, choice, etc. of a certain person or group

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  1. Strong and fixed purpose; determination
  2. The power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions
  3. The particular desire, purpose, pleasure, choice, etc. of a certain person or group

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The right to vote

• women's suffrage

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• universal suffrage

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• manhood suffrage

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• the franchise

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• suffrage

  1. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.
  2. The right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise
  3. A vote or voting; esp., a vote in favor of some candidate or issue

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  1. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.
  2. The right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise
  3. A vote or voting; esp., a vote in favor of some candidate or issue

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