countervote en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From counter- + vote.
Meanings
- A vote that goes against another.
Forms
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| countervotes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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countervote en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From counter- + vote.
Meanings
- To vote against.
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To balance or overcome by voting.
1697-1698, John Scott, Practical Discourses upon Several Subjects he would doubtless have been more a Friend to himself and a Father to his Family than to have countervoted God in his Choice and Election for him.
Forms
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| countervoting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countervotes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| countervoted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countervoted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |