Countervote
//ˌkaʊntə(ɹ)ˈvəʊt// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A vote that goes against another.
Verb
- 1 To vote against.
- 2 To balance or overcome by voting.
"1697-1698, John Scott, Practical Discourses upon Several Subjects he would doubtless have been more a Friend to himself and a Father to his Family than to have countervoted God in his Choice and Election for him."
Example
More examples"1697-1698, John Scott, Practical Discourses upon Several Subjects he would doubtless have been more a Friend to himself and a Father to his Family than to have countervoted God in his Choice and Election for him."
Etymology
From counter- + vote.
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