释义 |
free voteˌfree ˈvote noun [countable] British English - It called for a free vote on marijuana, and also for possible referendums on abortion and the restoration of capital punishment.
- Members are traditionally allowed a free vote and can not be instructed by their party to follow a line.
- On a free vote the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246, a majority of forty six.
- The issues of Maastricht - single currency, sovereignty and legal structure - deserve thorough scrutiny and a free vote.
- Who is really winning will not be known before the free vote on the embryo Bill in the new year.
a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party |