multiple voting

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noun

the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.

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Origin of multiple voting

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby multiple voting

multiple store, multiplet, multiple-unit car, multiple-valued, multiple-valued function, multiple voting, multiplex, multiplexer, multipliable, multiplicand, multiplicate

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How to use multiple voting in a sentence

House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
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But this year, instead of simply voting against Boehner on Tuesday, at least two members of the group are vying to replace him.
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As she discussed her understanding of the voting rights campaign and how she planned to recreate it, I grew more relieved.
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Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.
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But his motives for shooting John Paul II have remained a mystery shrouded in multiple conspiracy theories.
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Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
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When a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.
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Nor can other creditors through filing objections to a claim prevent a bona fide claimant from voting.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
In due course the news came that the date of voting in the Senate for or against the retention of the Islands was fixed.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A court of equity though may do this, and enjoin a pledgee from voting the stock whenever the pledgor's rights would be affected.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiple voting

multiple voting

noun

the practice of voting in more than one constituency in the same election

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