voting strength

collocation in English

meaningsofvotingandstrength

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstrength.
voting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
the activity of choosing someone or something in ...
See more atvoting
strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
See more atstrength

(Definition ofvotingandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvoting strength

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The societies soon learned theirvotingstrengthand the tremendous political influence that accompanied it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They have thevotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What was thevotingstrengthfor the 308 successful members?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thevotingstrengthof his executive is crucial at present.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But the mentally ill do not have avotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Are they to be considered as having only the samevotingstrengthas small growers?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This dream, this false ideal, is a false premise of an imposed balance ofvotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Impossible stresses will always arise ifvotingstrengthdiverges too far from actual strength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The class it helps most is a class not at all strong invotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are still to retain theirvotingstrengthof 200 votes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think that that is a logical deduction from thevotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Secondly, they indicate thevotingstrengthwhich each country will have in making decisions.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If they are so competent, why only give them so small a percentage ofvotingstrength?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have had added up for me the actualvotingstrengthwhich was shown in those contested elections.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You will then have a total electorate of 16,000,000 persons, or exactly double the existingvotingstrengthof the country.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
After enlargement, thevotingstrengthof all the larger states will be reduced as a percentage of the total.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It may be that none of us represent to-day thevotingstrengththat we did then.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I only urge them all to agree to vote for the same one, to maintainvotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not talking of any number or in terms ofvotingstrength, but only of personal distinction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
No adequate explanation has been given of the disparity between the establishment of trade unions and theirvotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is also beginning to look at the next review of quotas, which are linked tovotingstrength.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The second feature which strikes a visitor is the disparity invotingstrengthbetween the various parishes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
With avotingstrengthof 29,000,000 there is only half a million entitled to a vote on the business qualification.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If there were a sufficient number joining in such an agitation, they would be doubling thevotingstrengthof those taking part in the agitation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofvoting
Go to the definition ofstrength
See other collocations withstrength