plural voting
Britishnoun
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a system that enables an elector to vote more than once in an election
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(in Britain before 1948) a system enabling certain electors to vote in more than one constituency
Example Sentences
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The participants in Colored Conventions, which met frequently during and immediately after the Civil War, struggled tirelessly for the right to vote, insisting that equal voting rights were fundamental to freedom.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025
The trust gave Anna’s children and Murdoch’s eldest daughter from his first marriage, Prudence, equal voting shares — in a bid to establish a power-sharing arrangement to oversee his corporate empire.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024
He says that the panel’s process was flawed because it gave equal voting weight to panelists who were nonspecialists in the topic at hand.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2023
"This is a victory for all Americans, and it is an important step toward equal voting power and representation for voters of color across the country," former Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023
The youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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