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

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Example sentences from the Web for token vote

Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, Duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The bill to remove the civil disabilities of the Jews rejected in the British parliament by a vote of 288 to 165.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They can, and they will, vote themselves and their friends or adherents into the good jobs and the high places.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Only a creditor who owns a demand or provable claim can vote at creditors' meetings.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
If a portion of a creditor's debt is secured and a portion is unsecured, he may vote on the unsecured portion.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
An appeal by a member of a subordinate lodge from a vote of expulsion does not abate by his death while the appeal is pending.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

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