overwhelming vote
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverwhelmingandvote
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overwhelming
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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vote
noun
uk/vəʊt/us/voʊt/
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your ...
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(Definition ofoverwhelmingandvotefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That means that the mayor will get anoverwhelmingvote.
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I believe that the referendum will show anoverwhelmingvoteto stay in.
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Theoverwhelmingvotewas to make a success of the company.
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There was anoverwhelmingvoteof 19 to two in favour of repeal.
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He arrived in the morning triumphant, expecting anoverwhelmingvotein favour of devolution.
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The last referendum in 1967 indicated anoverwhelmingvotein favour of retaining its present status.
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What took place at that time was far more than anoverwhelmingvote.
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There was anoverwhelmingvoteof 211 to only 15.
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Does it even show anoverwhelmingvoteof the country?
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We are therefore in favour of this tax, but when it is put to the vote tomorrow, anoverwhelmingvoteis needed.
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There will be schools rejected by him despite anoverwhelmingvoteby parents in favour of self-governing status.
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I welcome theoverwhelmingvotein favour of the report, and hope that the programme will succeed in strengthening the ongoing fight against violence.
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They say that they set out clearly what they would do if elected and that they received anoverwhelmingvote, so they will implement the policy.
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I firmly believe that if this matter were put to a plebiscite in the country there would emerge anoverwhelmingvoteagainst the performance of animals in circuses.
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Is the status quo to remain when there is anoverwhelmingvote, and overwhelming popular support, for change?
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An indication of this is theoverwhelmingvotein plenary: 528 in favour and only 6 against.
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She got anoverwhelmingvoteagainst her.
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They got anoverwhelmingvoteof confidence.
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Theoverwhelmingvoteshows just this.
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It is right to recognise that this was not anoverwhelmingvotegiving authority to call a strike at that time.
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