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Meaning of "absentee voting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSENTEE VOTING

absentee voting  [ˌæbsənˈtiː ˈvəʊtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSENTEE VOTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Absentee voting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABSENTEE VOTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Absentee ballot

An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station or to which the voter is normally allocated. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this. Increasing the ease of access to absentee ballots is seen by many as one way to improve voter turnout, though some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in an absentee ballot.

Definition of absentee voting in the English dictionary

The definition of absentee voting in the dictionary is in US elections, voting in advance by voters who cannot get to the polling place on polling day.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSENTEE VOTING


bloating
ˈbləʊtɪŋ
boating
ˈbəʊtɪŋ
coating
ˈkəʊtɪŋ
doting
ˈdəʊtɪŋ
floating
ˈfləʊtɪŋ
footing
ˈfʊtɪŋ
gloating
ˈɡləʊtɪŋ
grouting
ˈɡraʊtɪŋ
gun-toting
ˈɡʌntəʊtɪŋ
inputting
ˈɪnˌpʊtɪŋ
nonvoting
nɒnˈvəʊtɪŋ
outing
ˈaʊtɪŋ
pouting
ˈpaʊtɪŋ
powerboating
ˈpaʊəˌbəʊtɪŋ
Scouting
ˈskaʊtɪŋ
shouting
ˈʃaʊtɪŋ
spouting
ˈspaʊtɪŋ
uncoating
ʌnˈkəʊtɪŋ
undercoating
ˈʌndəˌkəʊtɪŋ
voting
ˈvəʊtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSENTEE VOTING

abseiling
absence
absence of mind
absent
absent without leave
absent-minded
absent-mindedly
absent-mindedness
absente reo
absentee
absentee ballot
absentee landlord
absentee rate
absentee vote
absentee voter
absenteeism
absenter
absentia
absently
absey

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSENTEE VOTING

accounting
balloting
clay-pigeon shooting
cumulative voting
drive-by shooting
duck shooting
e-voting
looting
multiple voting
pigeon shooting
piloting
Qualified Majority Voting
rioting
sharpshooting
shooting
skeet shooting
sooting
trapshooting
troubleshooting
wainscoting
war footing

Synonyms and antonyms of absentee voting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «absentee voting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSENTEE VOTING

Find out the translation of absentee voting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of absentee voting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «absentee voting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缺席投票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

voto en ausencia
570 millions of speakers

English

absentee voting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुपस्थित मतदान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التصويت الغيابي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заочное голосование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

voto por correspondência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুপস্থিত ভোটদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le vote par correspondance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengundian tidak hadir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Briefwahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不在投票
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부재자 투표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Absen voting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ phiếu vắng mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாக்களிக்காத வாக்களிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुपस्थित मतदान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mazeretli oylama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voto per corrispondenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głosowania korespondencyjnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заочне голосування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vot absent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηφοφορία απών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afwesige stemme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förhandsröstning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fraværende stemme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of absentee voting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSENTEE VOTING»

The term «absentee voting» is regularly used and occupies the 62.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSENTEE VOTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «absentee voting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «absentee voting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about absentee voting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSENTEE VOTING»

Discover the use of absentee voting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absentee voting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elections: DoD Can Strengthen Evaluation of Its Absentee ...
The Sec. of Defense has the primary responsibility for federal UOCAVA functions, and the Dept. of Defense's (DoD) Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) facilitates absentee voters' participation in federal elections.
Jack Edwards, 2010
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Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections
A. absentee voting Absentee voting generally refers to the process of casting a BALLOT at a location other than a voting station on ELEC- TION DAY . As each state has its own election procedures, absentee voting policies vary from state to  ...
Larry J. Sabato, Howard R. Ernst, 2009
3
Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility ...
The VAEHA also contains provisions to make absentee voting more accessible by prohibiting, with limited exceptions, the requirement of a notary or medical certification of disability in granting an absentee ballot. However, states generally  ...
Barbara D. Bovbjerg, 2008
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
partments and agencies concerned with the absentee voting program shall encourage voters to avail themselves of the absentee voting privileges provided by the several States. In addition, (a) The absentee voting program shall be ...
5
The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior
Absentee voting increases when political parties identify likely absentee voters among their supporters and work to turn out these persons for absentee voting. Absent any effort on the part of political parties to mobilize absentee voting among ...
Jan E. Leighley, 2012
6
Point, Click, and Vote: The Future of Internet Voting
tee ballots; twenty-two years later, more than 7 percent of all voters voted as absentees.13 In states with no-fault absentee voting, the results were even more striking. For example, in California, absentee voting went from 4.4 percent of votes ...
R. Michael Alvarez, Thad Edward Hall, 2004
7
Elections voting assistance to military and overseas ...
In addition to the 11 legislative initiatives, FVAP has identified additional actions that it would like states to take to simplify absentee voting. According to the program's Director, one new initiative would be to ask states with extended deadlines ...
8
To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process
Pioneered in Texas in 1991, early voting evolved from in-person absentee voting but is now distinct from it. In-person absentee voters must apply for an absentee ballot; early voters must simply report to an early voting station, sign the poll ...
National Commission on Federal Election Reform, Jimmy Carter, 2004
9
Voters with disabilities access to polling places and ...
In addition, some alternatives and accommodations allow individuals to vote before Election Day, including voting in person at early voting sites or using less restrictive absentee voting options, such as “no excuse” or permanent absentee ...
10
Voters with Disabilities: Additional Monitoring of Polling ...
(see table 5).38 However, the number of states that allow absentee voting without requiring that voters provide a reason has increased slightly since the 2000 election, from 18 states to 24 states in 2008. Of the 43 states that reported requiring ...
Barbara D. Bovbjerg, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSENTEE VOTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term absentee voting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Voter Registration Deadline Today
Welge says the circuit clerk's office is expected to be busy through the end of the election as ballots are prepared for absentee voting, ... «WTOK, Jul 15»
2
Early voting begins in Illinois
The Illinois Board of Elections says that the last day of absentee voting is Nov. 1. Absentee voting is done by mail. Early voting is done in ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Greece scrambles to run referendum it cannot afford with polls on …
There is no postal or absentee voting: all who want to cast a ballot must return to the polling stations where they are registered, generally their ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Region briefs:
MILLERSBURG -- Absentee voting begins Tuesday for the Aug. 4 special election. In Holmes County, renewal of a 2.5-mill road levy in Ripley ... «Wooster Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
Richard Groves: New citizens, new voters
We should make voting easier, not harder. In Oregon you can vote by mail (in North Carolina voting by mail is restricted to absentee voting). «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
6
It's time to make no-reason absentee voting available to all …
Twenty-seven other states, including Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio, already have no-reason absentee voting. It's time for our elected officials to ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Husted issues election advisory
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Secretary of State Jon Husted announced recently that absentee voting begins July 7 for the 2015 August Special Election, ... «Richland Source, Jul 15»
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Michigan residents have until Monday, July 6, to register to vote in …
Residents also can find information on absentee voting, Michigan's voter identification requirement, how to use voting equipment and how to ... «WXYZ, Jul 15»
9
Circuit clerk's office to be open for voting Saturday despite holiday
Absentee voting is now under way in Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford's office for the Aug. 4 Democratic and Republic primaries. «New Albany Gazette, Jun 15»
10
Important Voter Registration Deadline Fast Approaching
Residents also can find information on absentee voting, Michigan's voter identification requirement, how to use voting equipment and how to ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»

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