"voice vote" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: voice votes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} voice vote (plural voice votes)
  1. A vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes. Synonyms: acclamation Coordinate_terms: vote § Hyponyms (english: types of vote) Translations (Translations): ध्वनिमत (dhvanimat) (Hindi)

Inflected forms

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