cast a ballot

cast a ballot
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  • cast a ballot — vote, elect, cast a vote …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cast — [kɑːst ǁ kæst] verb cast PTandPP [transitive] cast a vote also cast a ballot to vote for someone or vote in an election: • Justice Kennedy cast the deciding vote in the 5 4 ruling. * * * cast UK US /kɑːst/ verb [T] ( …   Financial and business terms

  • cast — cast1 W3 [ka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle cast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 cast light on/onto something 2 cast doubt(s) on something 3¦(light and shade)¦ 4 cast a shadow/cloud over something 5¦(look)¦ 6 cast an eye on/over something 7 cast a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ballot — n. 1) to cast a ballot 2) to invalidate a ballot 3) an absentee; open; secret; straw; void ballot 4) a ballot against; for 5) by ballot (to vote by secret ballot) * * * [ bælət] for open secret: straw: void ballot a ballot against an a …   Combinatory dictionary

  • cast — 1 verb past tense and past participle cast 1 cast (a) light on/onto a) to provide new information which makes something easier to understand: research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe b) literary to send light onto a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ballot — The document distributed at the annual meeting to shareholders of record who wish to vote their shares in person. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. ballot bal‧lot 1 [ˈbælət] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. an occasion when people can… …   Financial and business terms

  • ballot — 01. Some voters believe that their [ballots] were destroyed before the election results were counted. 02. Mark an X on the [ballot] beside the name of the candidate of your choice. 03. Cast your [ballot] for the candidate that promises to restore …   Grammatical examples in English

  • ballot —   Pāloka.    ♦ To cast a ballot, koho pāloka.    ♦ To count ballots, helu pāloka …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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