| 单词 | casting vote |
| 释义 | casting vote noun[S] uk/ˌkɑː.stɪŋ ˈvəʊt/us/ˌkæs.tɪŋ ˈvoʊt/asinglevote, given by thepersoninchargeof ameetingif thenumberofvotesabout something isequal, thatdecidesthematter （赞成票与反对票相等时会议主席所投的）决定性一票Elections
casting vote| Business Englishcasting vote noun[S] ukusMEETINGS asinglevoteby thepersoninchargeof ameeting, which is used todecideaquestionif thenumberofvoteson eachsideisequal: If there is atiein thefinalround between thetoptwocontenders, thepresidentof theassociationwillhave thecastingvote. Examplesofcasting votecasting vote It by any chance the votes should be even, does this provision not exclude thecastingvoteof the chairman? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see that thecastingvotewould do more than give a chance of making a decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think, for instance, that the chairman should have acastingvote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The voting was equal, and the chairman had to give acastingvote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The use by the chairman of hiscastingvote, when members were evenly divided over the application, was also criticised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be fixed either with or without thecastingvoteof the chairman, but it will be the minimum for the district. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, of course, essential in the earlier stages that he should have acastingvote, for he is not then giving a determining decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairman may take part in the discussion, and if the parties are irreconcilable he may be unwilling to give acastingvote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some members of principal executive committees could have their right to acastingvoteremoved, when they could no longer be subjected to this procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that a clause that affects people's right to demonstrate—a basic democratic right—was carried on acastingvote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is run on thecastingvoteof the chair of the committees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How is thecastingvoteexercised so as to keep the matter under discussion? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On half-a-dozen occasions, he used hiscastingvote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where there are votes on an issue, the simple and well-understood principle of thecastingvotewill apply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In a quorum of three the chairman would still be able to exercise hiscastingvotein any difference of opinion which might arise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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