lexis4u: Elections

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 317 v.02

Main Definitions

ballot 1 |n| a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
"The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks."
"Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot."
ballot 2 |n| a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
"Election boards will count the ballots by hand."
ballot 3 |v| if you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
"The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike."

absentee ballot 1 / postal ballot 1 |n| a system of voting in which people send their votes by post when they cannot be present at an election.
absentee ballot 2 |n| a piece of paper on which people mark their votes and then send them by post when they cannot be present at an election.
"During these parliamentary elections the participation of the electorate rose to a record 66.45 percent."

electoral college |n| a body of electors; especially one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S..
electorate |n| all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
"75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form."
"The mood of the electorate is unhappy, with joblessness high."
"As the electorate expanded, the political parties evolved to mobilize the growing mass of voters as the means of political control."
poll |n| a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future.
"A minimum of 33% of the electorate was required for the referendum to be declared valid."

elector 1 |n| a person who has the right to vote in an election.
elector 2 |n| a member of the electoral college. People vote for electors in each state to represent them in the presidential elections.