- card vote
- noun (C) BrE a way of voting at a trade union meeting in which your vote represents the votes of all the members of your organization
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card vote — card vote, British. a method of voting in tradeunion meetings by which the vote of each delegate is valued according to the number of his constituents: »The resolution was carried on a card vote (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
card-vote — cardˈ vote noun A voting system that gives each delegate s vote a value in proportion to the number he represents • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
card vote — n BrE a way of voting at a ↑trade union meeting in which your vote represents the votes of all the members of your organization … Dictionary of contemporary English
card-vote — /ˈkad voʊt/ (say kahd voht) noun (at trade union conferences, etc.) a vote in which each delegate carries a number of votes according to the number of card carrying members he or she represents …
card vote — noun Brit. another term for block vote … English new terms dictionary
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