noun
Meaning 1
A vote that goes against another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
countervote
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvəʊt/
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/ˌkaʊntə(ɹ)ˈvəʊt/
verb
Meaning 2
To vote against.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To balance or overcome by voting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From counter- + vote.