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I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote.
Two Chainz

Meaning of "voting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VOTING

voting  [ˈvəʊtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 VOTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voting

Voting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion—often following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting.

Definition of voting in the English dictionary

The definition of voting in the dictionary is the action or process of indicating choice, opinion, or will on a question, such as the choosing of a candidate, by or as if by some recognized means, such as a ballot.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH 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
pussyfooting
ˈpʊsɪˌfʊtɪŋ
Scouting
ˈskaʊtɪŋ
shouting
ˈʃaʊtɪŋ
spouting
ˈspaʊtɪŋ
uncoating
ʌnˈkəʊtɪŋ
undercoating
ˈʌndəˌkəʊtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOTING

vote of thanks
vote-catching
vote-loser
vote-winner
voteable
voteen
voteless
voter
voter registration
voter registration card
voting booth
voting machine
voting paper
voting precinct
voting rights
voting share
votive
votive candle
votively
votiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOTING

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
trapshooting
troubleshooting
wainscoting
war footing

Synonyms and antonyms of voting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VOTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «voting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of voting

Translation of «voting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOTING

Find out the translation of voting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «voting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

投票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

votación
570 millions of speakers

English

voting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वोटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التصويت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голосование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

votação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোটিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vote
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengundi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abstimmung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

投票
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilihan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biểu quyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாக்களிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मतदान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oylama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głosowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голосування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψήφου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

röstning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stemmegivning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOTING»

The term «voting» is very widely used and occupies the 7.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOTING» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «VOTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word voting.
1
George Ayittey
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
2
Birch Bayh
I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by lowering the voting age, where you had young people that were old enough to die in Vietnam but not old enough to vote for their members of Congress that sent them there.
3
Peter Berg
Truth is, we offered it to Tom Hanks, which pretty much every movie in America does, but Tom passed. Billy Bob said that Hanks recently called and said he's voting for all of us for Oscars, he loved the film.
4
Joan Blades
Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail.
5
James Bovard
The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
6
Barbara Boxer
Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
7
Eric Cantor
The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell the President and remind him again, we're not voting no for political expediency. We've got our principles, and we're going to stand up and defend those.
8
Howie Carr
But the indisputable fact is, a huge percentage of Obama's voters are basically wards of the state. There are millions of them, and they have no intention of voting for anyone who might want them to ever go out and work for a living - 'no matter what.'
9
Two Chainz
I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote.
10
Eleanor Clift
It's a complicated set of opinions that women bring to the voting booth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOTING»

Discover the use of voting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Voting: A Study of Opinion Formation in a Presidential Campaign
Voting is an examination of the factors that make people vote the way they do.
Bernard R. Berelson, 1954
2
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Historical Background and ...
This book delves into the history of the Voting Rights Act as well as the current challenges and issues that face Congress.
Garrine P. Laney, 2003
3
Secure Electronic Voting
This book also includes an overview of the legal framework with respect to voting, a description of the user requirements for the development of a secure e-voting system, and a discussion on the relevant technical and social concerns.
Dimitris Gritzalis, 2003
4
The End of Class Politics?: Class Voting in Comparative Context
In The End of Class Politics? leading scholars from the US, UK and Europe argue that the evidence on which the assumptions about the decline importance of class is based is unfounded.
Geoffrey Evans, 1999
5
Voting for Women: How the Public Evaluates Women Candidates
This book explains how voters evaluate women candidates, who votes for them, and why.
Kathleen A. Dolan, 2004
6
Regional Economic Voting: Russia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, ...
This study demonstrates that in a time of massive change characterized by the emergence of entirely new political systems and a fundamental reorganization of economic life, systematic patterns of economic conditions affecting election ...
Joshua A. Tucker, 2006
7
Voting with Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance
A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance Bruce Ackerman, Ian Ayres. Our confidence is strengthened by the ways candidates will predictably use the extra billions made available under the new paradigm. Speaking broadly, they will be ...
Bruce Ackerman, Ian Ayres, 2008
8
Congressmen's Voting Decisions
SUMMARY: Examines the ways in which legislators reach decisions based on extensive interviewing and observation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
John W. Kingdon, 1989
9
Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior
From Kosovo to Kabul, the last decade witnessed growing interest in ?electoral engineering?
Pippa Norris, 2004
10
Basic Geometry of Voting
This book is directed toward students and others wishing to learn about voting, experts will discover previously unpublished results.
Donald Saari, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sides Dispute Basis of North Carolina Voting Laws as Trial …
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A trial over North Carolina's voting laws opened in a federal courtroom here on Monday, with civil rights groups and the Justice ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
MLB All-Star Voting Takeaways: Royals Domination Makes Mockery …
Allowing fans to vote for the All-Stars they want to see is a fine idea in theory. But what's happening now is just the latest reminder that popularity and tribal ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
3
GOP hits back at Hillary Clinton on voting rights
Washington (CNN) Republican presidential contenders are hitting back at Democrat Hillary Clinton on voting rights after she targeted four current and potential ... «CNN, Jun 15»
4
Obama suggests mandatory voting might be a good idea
President Obama on Wednesday suggested that if U.S. voters want to counter the outsized influence of money in politics, it might be a good idea to adopt ... «CBS News, Mar 15»
5
50 Years After Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Are Under Attack
In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states, with new laws adopted in nineteen states that made it harder to vote, ... «The Nation., Mar 15»
6
Why Lena Dunham shouldn't be allowed to vote
Tuesday is election day. Well, not exactly. As this newspaper reported in September, early voting has turned what used to be election day into the last day of ... «Los Angeles Times, Nov 14»
7
New ID law prevents veteran from voting
An election worker at the multi-service Center on West Gray Street near downtown Houston said a 93-year-old veteran went home Sunday without voting ... «KPRC Houston, Oct 14»
8
Chicago man to Obama: 'Don't touch my girlfriend'
Casting his ballot in Chicago on Monday, Obama stood at a voting booth next to Aia Cooper, whose fiancé Mike Jones decided to crack wise with the president. «CNN, Oct 14»
9
The Trouble with Early Voting
Early and absentee voting have their place, but they are becoming the rule not the exception. The headline in Florida's Sun-Sentinel newspaper this weekend ... «National Review Online, Oct 14»
10
Recent Rulings Alter Voting Laws Ahead Of November Election
Election Day is 2 1/2 weeks away and early voting has already started in many places. So here's a recap for all those trying to keep track of the flurry of ... «NPR, Oct 14»

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