Right+of+voting
1right — I adj. 1) right about (to be right about smt.) 2) right in (you were right in assuming that) 3) right to + inf. (it was right of her to refuse = she was right to refuse) 4) right that + clause (it s not right that they should be treated in that… …
2Voting in Switzerland — is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. Voting takes place over the week end, with emphasis being put on the Sunday. At noon on that day ( Abstimmungssonntag in German), voting ends.Switzerland… …
3Voting Rights Act — n. A federal law passed in 1965 that guarantees all citizens the right to vote without discrimination by forbidding districts to require people to meet conditions such as literacy tests or educational requirements. The Essential Law Dictionary.… …
4voting share — ➔ Share * * * voting share UK US noun [C] (also voting stock [U]) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a company share that gives its owner the right to vote at shareholder meetings: »He holds 18% of the company s voting shares. »The family controls 43% of… …
5Voting interest — in business and accounting is a percentage of voting stock owned. This notion is different from economic interest that refers to a percentage of all the equity issued, including preferred stock, warrants, and so on. Ownership of more than 50% of… …
6voting right — n. 1 In corporate law, the right of a shareholder to cast a vote in the election of corporate officers and to vote at meetings to decide corporate policy or transactions. 2 In constitutional law, the right to vote may not be denied to an… …
7right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …
8Right of Presentation — Right of Presentation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right of Presentation Out of gratitude for the foundation or endownment of churches and benefices, the Church grants founders, if they wish to reserve it, the right of patronage, the… …
9voting power — index franchise (right to vote) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10Right of foreigners to vote — Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship. In most countries, the right to vote is reserved to those who possess the citizenship of the country in question. Some countries, however, have extended… …
