VOTING

Pronunciation (US):

• VOTING (noun)
  The noun VOTING has 1 sense:

1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

  Familiarity information: VOTING used as a noun is very rare.

• VOTING (noun)

Meaning:

A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

balloting; vote; voting; ballot

Context example:

there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion

Hypernyms ("voting" is a kind of...):

choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voting"):

block vote (a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents)

secret ballot (a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public)

split ticket (a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party)

straight ticket (a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party)

multiple voting (voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.))

casting vote (the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie)

veto (a vote that blocks a decision)

write-in (a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot)