token vote

British

noun

a Parliamentary vote of money in which the amount quoted to aid discussion is not intended to be binding

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The courts may grant a token vote in sympathy, but otherwise expect Mrs. May to get her full-steam ahead in short order.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2016

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