Definition of casting vote in English:

casting vote

noun

An extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal.
（投票双方票数相等时，会议主席所投的）决定性一票
Example sentencesExamples
- The counter-motion was voted on and carried with the casting vote of the Lady Mayor.
- The Chairman of the meeting of the Board shall not be entitled to a second or a casting vote.
- His troubles within the organisation culminated in 1930, when he had to rely on his own vote and the casting vote of the national secretary to survive.
- The speaker has a casting vote in the event of a tie.
- At least on this occasion, the acting Mayor voted differently to the six pack and used his casting vote to ensure the petition was accepted.
- If she was successful and the council remained hung again next year, she could have the casting vote, putting the Liberal Democrats in charge for the first time in 90 years.
- So district councillors, through the casting vote of the chairman, could outvote all other members.
- The Senate is presided over by the US Vice-President, who has a casting vote if the vote is evenly split.
- The decision to pay a contractor to carry out the safety checks was carried on the casting vote of the chairman after four councillors voted for and four voted against.
- A casting vote of the Chairman decided the issue.
- The committee split five-five and residents were furious when the committee chairman used her casting vote to approve the scheme.
- He said that the Chairperson had had the casting vote.
- The disgraceful rises in the council tax and the casting vote of the Mayor in this year's setting of council tax, was the final straw for many Labour die-hards.
- This resulted in draw, with the Labour Mayor giving his casting vote in favour of his own group.
- But councillors turned down their application - by the casting vote of the planning committee's chairman.
- She argued that her main focus was removing the casting vote of the mayor - a second vote to decide an issue when the vote is tied at 6-all.
- When looking again at the voting we have now, now that we have multiple parties, the House decided that it did not want to have casting votes by the Chair.
- The motion was defeated when the mayor used his casting vote to break another deadlock.
- The second thing I want to talk about is the meeting issue and the casting vote.

Origin

Early 17th century: from an obsolete sense of cast 'turn the scale'.

Definition of casting vote in US English:

casting vote

nounˈkastiNG ˈˌvōtˈkæstɪŋ ˈˌvoʊt

An extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal.
（投票双方票数相等时，会议主席所投的）决定性一票
Example sentencesExamples
- The Chairman of the meeting of the Board shall not be entitled to a second or a casting vote.
- A casting vote of the Chairman decided the issue.
- The speaker has a casting vote in the event of a tie.
- The Senate is presided over by the US Vice-President, who has a casting vote if the vote is evenly split.
- She argued that her main focus was removing the casting vote of the mayor - a second vote to decide an issue when the vote is tied at 6-all.
- At least on this occasion, the acting Mayor voted differently to the six pack and used his casting vote to ensure the petition was accepted.
- If she was successful and the council remained hung again next year, she could have the casting vote, putting the Liberal Democrats in charge for the first time in 90 years.
- When looking again at the voting we have now, now that we have multiple parties, the House decided that it did not want to have casting votes by the Chair.
- The decision to pay a contractor to carry out the safety checks was carried on the casting vote of the chairman after four councillors voted for and four voted against.
- His troubles within the organisation culminated in 1930, when he had to rely on his own vote and the casting vote of the national secretary to survive.
- He said that the Chairperson had had the casting vote.
- So district councillors, through the casting vote of the chairman, could outvote all other members.
- The committee split five-five and residents were furious when the committee chairman used her casting vote to approve the scheme.
- But councillors turned down their application - by the casting vote of the planning committee's chairman.
- The motion was defeated when the mayor used his casting vote to break another deadlock.
- This resulted in draw, with the Labour Mayor giving his casting vote in favour of his own group.
- The second thing I want to talk about is the meeting issue and the casting vote.
- The counter-motion was voted on and carried with the casting vote of the Lady Mayor.
- The disgraceful rises in the council tax and the casting vote of the Mayor in this year's setting of council tax, was the final straw for many Labour die-hards.

Origin

Early 17th century: from an obsolete sense of cast ‘turn the scale’.

单词	casting vote
释义	Definition of casting vote in English: casting vote noun An extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal. （投票双方票数相等时，会议主席所投的）决定性一票 Example sentencesExamples The counter-motion was voted on and carried with the casting vote of the Lady Mayor. The Chairman of the meeting of the Board shall not be entitled to a second or a casting vote. His troubles within the organisation culminated in 1930, when he had to rely on his own vote and the casting vote of the national secretary to survive. The speaker has a casting vote in the event of a tie. At least on this occasion, the acting Mayor voted differently to the six pack and used his casting vote to ensure the petition was accepted. If she was successful and the council remained hung again next year, she could have the casting vote, putting the Liberal Democrats in charge for the first time in 90 years. So district councillors, through the casting vote of the chairman, could outvote all other members. The Senate is presided over by the US Vice-President, who has a casting vote if the vote is evenly split. The decision to pay a contractor to carry out the safety checks was carried on the casting vote of the chairman after four councillors voted for and four voted against. A casting vote of the Chairman decided the issue. The committee split five-five and residents were furious when the committee chairman used her casting vote to approve the scheme. He said that the Chairperson had had the casting vote. The disgraceful rises in the council tax and the casting vote of the Mayor in this year's setting of council tax, was the final straw for many Labour die-hards. This resulted in draw, with the Labour Mayor giving his casting vote in favour of his own group. But councillors turned down their application - by the casting vote of the planning committee's chairman. She argued that her main focus was removing the casting vote of the mayor - a second vote to decide an issue when the vote is tied at 6-all. When looking again at the voting we have now, now that we have multiple parties, the House decided that it did not want to have casting votes by the Chair. The motion was defeated when the mayor used his casting vote to break another deadlock. The second thing I want to talk about is the meeting issue and the casting vote. Origin Early 17th century: from an obsolete sense of cast 'turn the scale'. Definition of casting vote in US English: casting vote nounˈkastiNG ˈˌvōtˈkæstɪŋ ˈˌvoʊt An extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal. （投票双方票数相等时，会议主席所投的）决定性一票 Example sentencesExamples The Chairman of the meeting of the Board shall not be entitled to a second or a casting vote. A casting vote of the Chairman decided the issue. The speaker has a casting vote in the event of a tie. The Senate is presided over by the US Vice-President, who has a casting vote if the vote is evenly split. She argued that her main focus was removing the casting vote of the mayor - a second vote to decide an issue when the vote is tied at 6-all. At least on this occasion, the acting Mayor voted differently to the six pack and used his casting vote to ensure the petition was accepted. If she was successful and the council remained hung again next year, she could have the casting vote, putting the Liberal Democrats in charge for the first time in 90 years. When looking again at the voting we have now, now that we have multiple parties, the House decided that it did not want to have casting votes by the Chair. The decision to pay a contractor to carry out the safety checks was carried on the casting vote of the chairman after four councillors voted for and four voted against. His troubles within the organisation culminated in 1930, when he had to rely on his own vote and the casting vote of the national secretary to survive. He said that the Chairperson had had the casting vote. So district councillors, through the casting vote of the chairman, could outvote all other members. The committee split five-five and residents were furious when the committee chairman used her casting vote to approve the scheme. But councillors turned down their application - by the casting vote of the planning committee's chairman. The motion was defeated when the mayor used his casting vote to break another deadlock. This resulted in draw, with the Labour Mayor giving his casting vote in favour of his own group. The second thing I want to talk about is the meeting issue and the casting vote. The counter-motion was voted on and carried with the casting vote of the Lady Mayor. The disgraceful rises in the council tax and the casting vote of the Mayor in this year's setting of council tax, was the final straw for many Labour die-hards. Origin Early 17th century: from an obsolete sense of cast ‘turn the scale’.
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