abstain
verb
to deliberately not vote in an election or at a meeting
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verb
if a motion (=a formal suggestion of policy) is carried, it is accepted officially because the majority of people have voted for it
verb
to decide that someone who is a member of parliament should not be a candidate at the next election
to elect a politician to a parliament or a political party to govern a country
verb
to mark a voting paper so that it will not be officially accepted, usually to show that you are unhappy about the election
to stop or end something as the result of a vote
to give a person or political party a position of power by voting
to remove someone from a position on something such as a committee by voting
to remove a person or political party from a position by voting
to make something accepted officially by voting
to vote in an election
to vote in an election
to vote for candidates of more than one political party in an election
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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