voting system
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de votación
- Many citizens are concerned that the current voting system does not guarantee fair elections.
- an electronic voting system
- a computer voting system
- a new voting system
Examples
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Her position got a major boost when Washington, D.C., conducted a pilot project to test its new electronic voting system for the collection of overseas and military absentee ballots.
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With the enactment of HAVA, federal funding was given to each state to address irregularities with voting systems, provide volunteers with improved voter education, and replace punch card voting machines.
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There was a problem with the computer voting system.
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What about securing online voting systems?
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How would an online voting system recognize legitimate voters?
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Delacroy Systems has completed a deal with the European Common Market, which will invest in their successful computer voting system.
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Yes, I'm familiar with the voting system you quote, and it does indeed have some merit as a voting system.
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Beginning in 1996, Brazil adopted an electronic voting system capable of tallying 100 million presidential votes before midnight on election day.
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An online voting system that's acceptable to one municipality won't be acceptable to another.
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The new voting system will make it easier for people to cast their ballots online.
How Electronic
- Specialized
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3.3
- Specialized
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'voting' (the act of casting votes) plus 'system' (a set of procedures or equipment) yields a system used for voting. Even if the term is used for technical implementations (electronic or online), a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it refers to a mechanism or set-up for conducting votes.
Etymology
Voting system can also mean the physical machines and computer programs used to collect and count votes. Picture a locked ballot box replaced by a secure computer that collects and stores people's choices, so the phrase can mean the 'machines and programs' used to run voting.