vorticella
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~ any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
genus Vorticella
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~ ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
vorticose vein
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~ a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
vena vorticosum
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~ a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
votary
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~ a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite"
votary
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~ a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"
votary
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~ one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries"
right to vote
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~ a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
straw vote
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~ an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
vote
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~ the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote"
vote
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~ a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
vote
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~ the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
vote counter
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~ an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
vote
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~ a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
vote
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~ a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
vote of confidence
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~ an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"
casting vote
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~ the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
block vote
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~ a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
cumulative vote
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~ an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner
swing voter
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~ a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other