Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
Voting Right — The right of a stockholder to vote on matters of corporate policy and who will make up the board of directors. Voting often involves decisions on issuing securities, initiating corporate actions and making substantial changes in the corporation s … Investment dictionary
voting right — noun the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
voting right — Ownership of shares usually gives the shareholder the right to vote in election for directors of the company and other corporate policy matters. One share means one vote … Financial and business terms
voting — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, PR, absentee voting, association, aye, ballot, ballot box stuffing, canvass, canvassing, card voting, casting vote, cochairmanship, colonization, complicity, condominium, contribution,… … Moby Thesaurus
Voting in Switzerland — is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. Voting takes place over the week end, with emphasis being put on the Sunday. At noon on that day ( Abstimmungssonntag in German), voting ends.Switzerland… … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — n. A federal law passed in 1965 that guarantees all citizens the right to vote without discrimination by forbidding districts to require people to meet conditions such as literacy tests or educational requirements. The Essential Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
voting share — ➔ Share * * * voting share UK US noun [C] (also voting stock [U]) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a company share that gives its owner the right to vote at shareholder meetings: »He holds 18% of the company s voting shares. »The family controls 43% of… … Financial and business terms
Voting interest — in business and accounting is a percentage of voting stock owned. This notion is different from economic interest that refers to a percentage of all the equity issued, including preferred stock, warrants, and so on. Ownership of more than 50% of… … Wikipedia
right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… … Law dictionary
Right of Presentation — Right of Presentation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right of Presentation Out of gratitude for the foundation or endownment of churches and benefices, the Church grants founders, if they wish to reserve it, the right of patronage, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
