free vote

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ˌfree ˈvote noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE

a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party 〔英国议会中不必依从所属政党意愿的〕自由投票

Examples from the Corpus

free vote• Members are traditionally allowed a free vote and can not be instructed by their party to follow a line.• The issues of Maastricht - single currency, sovereignty and legal structure - deserve thorough scrutiny and a free vote.• It called for a free vote on marijuana, and also for possible referendums on abortion and the restoration of capital punishment.• On a free vote the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246, a majority of forty six.• Who is really winning will not be known before the free vote on the embryo Bill in the new year.

单词	free vote
释义	free vote Word family nounfreebiefreedomfreenessfreerfree agentfreebasefreeboardfreebooterfreebooteryfreebootyfree collective bargainingfreedmanfreedom fighterfree enterprisefree fallFreefonefree-for-allfreeholdfreeholderfree housefree kickfreelancefreeloaderfreeloadingfree lovefreemanfree marketfreemasonfreemasonryfree pardonfree portFreepostfree radicalfreeridefreesheetfreestonefreestylerfreethinkerfreethinkingfree tradefree versefree votefreewarefreewayfreewheelfreewheelingfree willadjectivefreebootingfreebornfree-floatingfreehandfreemasonicfree-rangefreestylefree-to-airfreeverbfreeload ˌfree ˈvote noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party 〔英国议会中不必依从所属政党意愿的〕自由投票 Examples from the Corpus free vote• Members are traditionally allowed a free vote and can not be instructed by their party to follow a line.• The issues of Maastricht - single currency, sovereignty and legal structure - deserve thorough scrutiny and a free vote.• It called for a free vote on marijuana, and also for possible referendums on abortion and the restoration of capital punishment.• On a free vote the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246, a majority of forty six.• Who is really winning will not be known before the free vote on the embryo Bill in the new year.
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