- absentee vote
- ,absentee `vote noun count AMERICANa vote that you send through the mail when you cannot be present on the day of an election
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
absentee vote
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absentee vote — absentee voter. a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from usual voting district, illness, or the like, has been permitted to vote by mail. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * absentee vote UK US noun [countable] [singular absentee vote plural… … Useful english dictionary
absentee vote — n American English a vote which you send by post in an election because you cannot be in the place where you usually vote British Equivalent: postal vote … Dictionary of contemporary English
absentee vote — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms absentee vote : singular absentee vote plural absentee votes American a postal vote … English dictionary
absentee vote — absentee voter. a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from usual voting district, illness, or the like, has been permitted to vote by mail. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
absentee vote — vote cast by a citizen who is unable vote at his regular polling place on an election day (usually sent by mail) … English contemporary dictionary
absentee vote — noun (C) AmE a vote which you send by post in an election because you cannot be in the place where you usually vote; postal vote BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
absentee vote — ab′sentee vote′ n. gov a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from the usual voting district, illness, etc., has been permitted to vote by mail • Etymology: 1930–35 ab′sentee vot′er, n … From formal English to slang
absentee vote — /æbsənˈti voʊt/ (say absuhn tee voht) noun a vote lodged by a voter who, on election day, is outside the division in which they are enrolled but still within their state or territory. Also, absent vote …
absentee ballot — the ballot used for an absentee vote. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
absentee ballot — ab′sentee bal′lot n. gov the ballot used for an absentee vote … From formal English to slang
