CAUCUSES Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For CAUCUSES
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ballot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting • a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative verb • vote by ballot | ||||||||
campaign | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a race between candidates for elective office • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) • an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) verb • run, stand, or compete for an office or a position • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • go on a campaign; go off to war | ||||||||
canvass | verbv | |||||||
noun • the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account • an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel • a tent made of canvas fabric • an oil painting on canvas fabric • the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete • a heavy, closely woven fabric verb • get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions • solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | ||||||||
election | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vote to select the winner of a position or political office • the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice • the status or fact of being elected • the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) | ||||||||
plebiscite | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance | ||||||||
poll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tame parrot • an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people • the top of the head • the part of the head between the ears • the counting of votes (as in an election) verb • get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions • vote in an election at a polling station • get the votes of • convert into a pollard | ||||||||
referendum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate | ||||||||
vote | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative • the opinion of a group as determined by voting • a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment • a body of voters who have the same interests • the total number of voters who participated verb • express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote • express one's choice or preference by vote • express a choice or opinion • be guided by in voting • bring into existence or make available by vote | ||||||||
primaries | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||||||
general election | nounn | |||||||
noun • a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies |