overseas voter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverseasandvoter
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overseas
adjective
adverb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiːz/
in, from, or to ...
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voter
noun[C]
uk/ˈvəʊ.tər/us/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in ...
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(Definition ofoverseasandvoterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It deals only with the period relevant to theoverseasvoter.
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The point related to the penalties for making a false declaration to become anoverseasvoter.
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Which would be the constituency of theoverseasvoter?
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A sum of money will have to be paid in order to apply to be registered as anoverseasvoter.
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The distinction is that theoverseasvoterleaves both addresses at which he has been resident and moves abroad for five, six, seven or 10 years.
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We do not believe that there is any reason for anoverseasvoterto vote in an election for the assembly.
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Picking the local authority franchise also has the effect of excluding overseas voters.
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I wish to say a few words about the question of overseas voters.
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He rightly said that the arrangements for overseas voters need to be examined.
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But the overseas voters—there are 1,500 of them—will not be allowed to vote.
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That would be the best option on overseas voters.
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That is an average of 21 overseas voters per constituency.
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Overseas voters were not eligible to vote prior to the compilation of the 1986 register.
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However, there are exceptions, and overseas voters are included.
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All the concessions made at that stage for overseas voters are being overridden.
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We cannot tell, for example, how many overseas voters there are.
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A rule of this kind would encourage them to register as overseas voters.
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We could have 840,000 overseas voters who are pensioners.
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The campaign for overseas voters was a one-off.
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People have taken the opportunity to air their dislike of overseas voters having any rights.
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