single vote

collocation in English

meaningsofsingleandvote

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single
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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vote
noun
uk
/vəʊt/us
/voʊt/
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your ...
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(Definition ofsingleandvotefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsingle vote

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Instead of casting asinglevotefor a candidate, voters rank their preferences.
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Voters cast asinglevotefor one party.
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After all, a congressman is but one of 435 representatives, each endowed with asinglevote.
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It is interesting to note that there are as many works nominated as there were respondents: no work gained more than asinglevote.
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He further suggests that if the basic cause of cycling is the combination of several normative dimensions into asinglevoteor choice, then deliberation can unpack the various dimensions.
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The bill in question was defeated by asinglevote(44-43), and our analysis found that thatsinglevotewould have been lost without the mandate.
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If rural counties united behind a gubernatorial candidate, he could win nomination without receiving asinglevotein the state's 56 largest counties.
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Vote codes candidate versus party-specific voting: 0 is asinglevotefor a party, 1 for multiple votes, and 2 for one vote for one candidate.
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We could not win asinglevotewithout an ambush.
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They will, however, not gain asinglevoteas a result of their efforts today.
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My vote is, after all, only asinglevote.
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I said that it would give an opportunity to consider thesinglevote.
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I am acquainted with four people, all of whom have asinglevote.
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I therefore move straight to thesinglevote.
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They will get them almost without asinglevoteagainst them.
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Asinglevoteproposal for first-past-the-post seats and a top-up list is not new.
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That motion was carried without asinglevoteagainst it.
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Not asinglevoteis cast in respect of the decisions of those bodies.
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It was, therefore, carried by asinglevotewith three abstentions.
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