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vote 1. an indication of 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 2. the opinion of a group of persons as determined by voting 3. a body of votes or voters collectively 4. the total number of votes cast 5. the ticket, ballot, etc., by which a vote is expressed 6. a. the right to vote; franchise; suffrage b. a person regarded as the embodiment of this right 7. a means of voting, such as a ballot 8. Chiefly Brit a grant or other proposition to be voted upon How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Why doesn't this concern carry over into the voting booth where the reality is we're electing more and more anti-education legislators and voting down most help for school systems? Today, May 2002, you are given a chance to begin the reversal of this disastrous course of action by voting down the use of embryonic stem-cells. Age: 70 Appointed: 1981 by President Reagan Position on gay issues: One of the crucial swing votes on the current court, O'Connor has come down on both sides of gay issues, supporting Georgia's sodomy law and the Boy Scouts' antigay policies but voting down Colorado's Amendment 2. |
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