"old enough to vote" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-old enough to vote.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} old enough to vote (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, enough, vote. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-old_enough_to_vote-en-adj-e2zQS34D
  2. (idiomatic, humorous, informal) Old; decrepit (said especially of an inanimate object). Tags: humorous, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-old_enough_to_vote-en-adj-3k8qVfE8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

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