单词 | postal ballot |
释义 | > as lemmaspostal ballot postal ballot n. an arrangement by which votes can be cast by post. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting by post or when absent absent vote1850 letter ballot1874 vote-by-mail1880 postal ballot1888 postal vote1903 postal voting1913 1888 Times 20 Jan. 3/1 Mr. John Leighton..proposed a scheme for a postal ballot in place of the present system. 1911 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 14 Jan. 1/1 We propose the immediate use of a preliminary postal ballot by the progressive voters. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador i. 15 [The] returning officer for the elections..may be able to put his hand on a postal ballot paper for you. 1990 Independent on Sunday 18 Feb. 1/4 The Employment Act 1988, governing the conduct of postal ballots, makes it clear that the independent scrutineer must be someone ‘who the union has no reason to believe will carry out his functions incompetently’. < as lemmas |
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